On November 2, , the first residential crew arrives aboard the International Space Station. The arrival of Expedition 1 marked the beginning of a new era of international cooperation in space and of the longest continuous human habitation in low Earth orbit, which continues On November 2, , a truck explodes in the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan, killing an estimated 3, people, mostly Soviet soldiers traveling to Kabul.
In one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats his Republican challenger, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, by just over two million popular votes.
In the days preceding the vote, political analysts and polls were The Hughes Flying Boat—at one time the largest aircraft ever built—is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce hence the nickname the Spruce Goose the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football Thematic Books. October 26, About Martin Luther King, Jr. When is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day ? Black History Coloring Pages. MLK Worksheets and Printables.
Kids Books - Thematic Reading List. The establishment of a national holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Many communities throughout the nation reacted by naming streets, schools, and other public landmarks after King. In the early s the SCLC gathered petitions bearing 3 million signatures in support of the King holiday. In , the first state King holiday bill sponsored by Assemblyman Harold Washington was signed into law in Illinois, and in , similar legislation was passed in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Most other states followed suit during the following decade. In , Coretta Scott King urged passage of a national King holiday bill when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and joint hearings of Congress. In addition, Coretta Scott King directed King Center staff to begin intensive organizing of a nationwide citizens lobby for the holiday and garnered more than , signatures on a petition before the end of the year.
Robert E. It honors civil rights activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. Sign in. Is Martin Luther King Jr. Day a Public Holiday? Public Life Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday, but has slightly different names in some states.
Background Martin Luther King was an important civil rights activist. Day Observances Showing: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Day Federal Holiday. Elsewhere on timeanddate.
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