MLK Jr. Day gets started on leader's true birth date

Thursday, January 16, 2003

The holiday commemorating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. isn't until Monday, but 400 people who came to the Osage Community Centre Wednesday night couldn't wait.

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