January 16, 2006 |
Posted By Diane Pfadenhauer |
Martin Luther King Day Observance
Today marks the observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. This day was designated as a federal holiday in 1986. As mentioned in a previous post, approximately 1/3 of employers will observe the holiday this year by allowing their employees time off. This link to information about Dr. King from the Nobel Prize website provides an interesting biography, his acceptance speech as well as other information. Interestingly, at the age of thirty-five, Dr. King was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.