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NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20 ... Just four days after King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation for a federal holiday to honor the civil rights leader.

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John Conyers of Michigan introduced a bill ... celebration occurred in 1986 after years of advocacy. In 1999, New Hampshire became the last state to adopt the holiday. Major retailers like Target ...

John Conyers, D-Mich., had initially proposed ... the bill was brought to a vote in 1979 under the Carter presidency. New Hampshire in 1999 became the last stat to adopt a holiday for King.

John Conyers introduced ... Connecticut and New Jersey followed suit, enacting their own statewide holidays during this time. It took 11 years from Conyers' initial motion before it was finally ...