As a nation we're celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Did you know that Martin Luther King Jr. Day was the first federal holiday to recognize a private citizen who had never held office?

The holiday was made official thanks to over six million people who signed a petition to Congress in 1970. This was the largest petition in US history.

In scouring the I this morning I found this article from Time Magazine.  It is the full Time magazine article from January 1964 when they named King their Man of the Year.  It's a pretty interesting read.

But let us all celebrate a great man today, a man with a dream.

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