39th Anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday Law Observance Program
The Katie Hall Educational Foundation, Inc. presents the 39th Anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday Law Observance on Sunday, January 12, 2025, 3:00PM In The Afternoon, First Baptist Church, 626 West 21st Avenue, Gary, Indiana, 46407.
The National Holiday was first observed by the United States of America, and in some form, in more than 100 countries around the world on the third Monday in January 1986.
The Honorable Katie Hall, U.S. Representative (D-IN-1) was the author and sponsor of House of Representatives Bill, H.R. 3706. "The King Bill", which designated the third Monday in January as a day to recognize the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was signed by President Ronald Reagan on November 2, 1983. U.S. Representative Hall was the first African-American- male or female elected to the United States Congress from the State of Indiana.
First Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist church in the City of Gary, was co-founded by Mrs. Birdie Hall-Rankin and her husband, Rev. Raymond Rankin. Aunt Birdie was the oldest paternal aunt of Deacon Emeritus-Attorney John Henry Hall,Ed.D.,LL.M.
Admission is free and open to the General Public for this Program.
For more information, please contact the [email protected] or the Law Office of Attorney John Henry Hall,Ed.D.,LL.M. at (219) 883-7711.
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