Happy Robert E. Lee Day

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee_Day
Published: Jan 16, 2017
Author: yeah
Post Date: 2017-01-16 14:56:35 by A K A Stone
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Robert E. Lee Day, also called Lee's Birthday, is a public holiday commemorating the birth of Robert E. Lee, observed each year on the third Monday in January.[1]

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#1: Hondo68    To: A K A Stone (#0)

This Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, photo shows a sign on the door of a state treasurer's office in Little Rock, Ark., noting the joint holiday Jan. 16 observing the birthdays of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Gov. Asa Hutchinson is reviving an effort to remove Lee from the holiday. But he faces resistance from opponents who complain the move belittles the state's Confederate heritage and from black lawmakers worried about a plan to set aside another day to honor Lee. (AP Photo/Kelly Kissel)

Hondo68 posted on 2017-01-16 18:23:42   Reply   Private Reply

#2: nolu chan    To: A K A Stone (#0)

Stonewall Jackson can also get a mention.

19 Jan 1807 — Robert E. Lee

21 Jan 1824 — Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson

Virginia used to observe King, Lee, and Jackson on the same day, MLK joining the existing (Lee 1889, Jackson 1904) Lee-Jackson day. In 2000, they moved the Lee-Jackson holiday to the Friday before MLK day.

nolu chan posted on 2017-01-16 18:58:27   Reply   Private Reply