Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US holiday celebrated on the third Monday of January to honor the civil rights leader’s birth. King emphasized nonviolence to protest racial discrimination and led peaceful protests, including the historic March on Washington in 1963. Congressman John Conyers introduced legislation for a holiday four days after King’s assassination, […]
Martin Van Buren, the eighth US president, was known as the “Little Wizard” and “Red Fox of Kinderhook.” He developed policies for a national treasury, labor laws, and bank deposits, and helped develop the Democratic Party. Born in Kinderhook, NY, he became a lawyer and politician, serving in the New York State Senate and US […]
Martin Luther was a clergyman who founded one of the most enduring Protestant faiths, with his writings informing many Protestant denominations. He became uncomfortable with unbiblical traditions and excesses in the church, leading him to draft the 95 Theses. Luther’s censure led to the establishment of the Lutheran Church in Germany and sparked a movement […]
José de San Martín, known as El Libertador, was instrumental in liberating Argentina, Chile, and Peru from Spanish rule in the 19th century. He was born in Argentina, educated in Spain, and enlisted in the Spanish army before returning to Buenos Aires to organize a cavalry regiment. His Army of the Andes crossed the Andes […]
Judith Martin, also known as Miss Manners, has been writing advice columns on proper etiquette since 1978. She has written 11 books and her columns are published in over 200 newspapers worldwide. Martin was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2005 and has appeared on The Colbert Report. Judith Martin is the American journalist and […]
