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<p>January 15 is the birthday of the Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and was declared a holiday in 1983. However, it was first observed in 1986 &mdash; despite the president&rsquo;s saying it would cause a financial burden and a senator&rsquo;s linking King to communism. A popular musician spurred a campaign for the holiday, and a petition gathered so many supporting signatures that it was declared the largest petition for an issue in U.S. history.</p><p>&ldquo;I Have a Dream&rdquo; August 28, 1963 Delivered to the masses from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, this impassioned plea for racial equality, given by one of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureates of all time, was the defining moment of the American civil rights movement. Let freedom ring.</p><div id="gallery-1" class="gallery galleryid-2519"><dl class="gallery-item"><dt class="gallery-icon"> <a title="Civil Rights March" href="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martin-Luther-King-.jpg"><img class="attachment-thumbnail" title="Civil Rights March" src="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martin-Luther-King–250×250.jpg&quot; alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class="gallery-item"><dt class="gallery-icon"> <a title="Martin Luther King Jr " href="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/martin-luther-king.jpg"><img class="attachment-thumbnail" title="Martin Luther King Jr" src="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/martin-luther-king-250×250.jpg&quot; alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both;" /><dl class="gallery-item"><dt class="gallery-icon"> <a title="Civil Rights March" href="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martin-Luther-King-3.jpg"><img class="attachment-thumbnail" title="Civil Rights March" src="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martin-Luther-King-3-250×250.jpg&quot; alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class="gallery-item"><dt class="gallery-icon"> <a title="Civil Rights March" href="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martin-Luther-King2.jpg"><img class="attachment-thumbnail" title="Civil Rights March" src="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martin-Luther-King2-250×250.jpg&quot; alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a> </dt></dl><br style="clear: both;" /><dl class="gallery-item"><dt class="gallery-icon"> <a title="Martin Luther King Jr &quot;I Have A Dream Speech&quot;" href="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/martin.luther.king_.jr_.jpg"><img class="attachment-thumbnail" title="Martin Luther King Jr &quot;I Have A Dream Speech&quot;" src="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/martin.luther.king_.jr_-250×250.jpg&quot; alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a> </dt></dl><dl class="gallery-item"><dt class="gallery-icon"> <a title="Martin Luther King Jr &quot;I Have A Dream Speech&quot;" href="http://certifiedscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Martin-Luther-King-Jr.jpg"><img class="attachment-thumbnail" title="Martin Luther King Jr &quot;I Have A Dream Speech&a