{"id":2164,"date":"2014-01-20T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T05:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=2164"},"modified":"2014-01-20T00:01:20","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T05:01:20","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-day-honored-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2014\/01\/20\/martin-luther-king-jr-day-honored-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King Jr Day Honored Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2170\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/01\/MLK1.jpg\" alt=\"MLK\" width=\"163\" height=\"153\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader is observed on the third Monday in January.  In 2014, the holiday falls on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"tagline1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;color: #7030a0\">&#8220;I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><em><span> <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4><em><span> <\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><span> <span class=\"tagline1\"><span style=\"color: #7030a0\">\u2013 Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream Quote<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here are some links about the history of this holiday including a biography of Dr. King, a quiz for kids and a junior crossword.\u00a0 Maybe you can do something special with the kids to acknowledge the day<span style=\"color: #1f497d\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE            MicrosoftInternetExplorer4              &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/mlkjrday1.html\"><span style=\"color: #7030a0\">http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/mlkbiospot.html<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/mlkjrday1.html\"><span style=\"color: #7030a0\">http:\/\/www.infoplease.com\/spot\/mlkjrday1.html<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span> To read the full <em>I Have a dream<\/em> Speech go to: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanrhetoric.com\/speeches\/mlkihaveadream.htm\"><span style=\"color: #7030a0\">http:\/\/www.americanrhetoric.com\/speeches\/mlkihaveadream.htm<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader is observed on the third Monday in January. 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