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Martin Luther King Day

Today is Martin Luther King Junior Day. A celebration of the life of the civil rights and peace activist was held at St. Patrick´s Church in downtown Sonora yesterday afternoon. King, best known for his “I have a dream…” speech made on August 28th, 1963, was also an early and outspoken critic of the war in Vietnam.

Federal, State, County offices, schools and financial institutions will be closed.

This post was last modified on 01/31/2009 2:25 pm