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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday that celebrates the birth date of one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders. Dr. King’s date of birth is January 15th, but the actual holiday is on the third Monday in January. The holiday recognizes the great achievements Martin Luther King made to American society.His leadership in the campaign to achieve equal rights for black Americans changed America forever. His focus on non-violent protests led to new laws that ended racial discrimination in America. The USA became amore equal society. The holiday is only one of four national holidays in America to commemorate a person. This shows just how important Martin Luther King was – one of the greatest Americans ever.
马丁·路德·金日是一个美国节日，这天是为了庆祝马丁的诞辰日而设立的，马丁·路德·金是美国最伟大的民权领袖。马丁的生日是1月15日，但是这一节日却在一月的第三个星期一。这一节日是让人们记住马丁对美国社会所作出的伟大贡献。他为美国黑人所争取的权利平等运动彻彻底底地改变了美国。马丁侧重的是非暴力性的抵抗运动，这一做法也促成了新法的出台，该法律结束了美国的种族歧视问题。美国的社会变得更加平等。该节日也是美国4个国家法定假日中唯一一个纪念个人的节日。这一做法展现了马丁的重要性，他是美国最伟大的人物之一。
Dr. King was assassinated in 1968. Just 25 years later, in 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed this holiday into U.S. law. People first observed the holiday three years later, in 1986. At first, the holidaywas not popular with all American states. Some didn’t like the name and so they called it “Civil Rights Day”. However, in the year 2000, all 50 states observed the holiday using its correct name. The musician Stevie Wonder helped the campaign for the holiday. He released a hit single called “Happy Birthday” in 1980. The song made millions of Americans aware of the campaign. Six million people signed a petition for the American Congress to create the holiday. It is still the largest petition in U.S. history in favour of an issue.
1968年，马丁遭到暗杀。就在25年以后的1983年，罗纳德·里根总统将该节日写入美国法律当中。三年之后，即1986年，人们首次开始纪念马丁·路德·金日。起初，这一节日并没有在全美的所有地区流行开来。许多人不喜欢该节日的名称，他们管它叫作“民权节”。但是，在2000年，全美的50个大州都开始纪念马丁·路德·金日。音乐家史提夫·汪达还帮助开展此项运动。1980年，他还发表了他的热门单曲“生日快乐”。这首歌曲让数百万美国人了解了该活动。600万美国人在请愿书上签名，他们希望国会能够把其设立为国家节日。这次的请愿活动也是美国历史上人数最多的一次。
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