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Lying in state is the tradition in which the body of a deceased official, such as a head of state, is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a coffin, to allow the public to pay their respects. It traditionally takes place in a major government building of a country, state, or city.
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Missouri Day is an observance in the U.S. state of Missouri, currently held on the third Wednesday in October. Originally on the first Monday in October, it was moved to the third Wednesday in 1969. Originally on the first Monday in October, it was moved to the third Wednesday in 1969.
The Government urged people to check ahead and be prepared to stand for hours, ‘possibly overnight, with very little opportunity to sit down’. Details of how public can attend lying-in-state ...
The last known child of an American slave died just last October. Our country’s problems aren’t ancient history, and our students deserve the truth about them.
From there, he will be transported to Washington, D.C. where he will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol for a day-and-a-half, which will be followed by a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
Illinois is the first state to declare Malcolm X Day a holiday only in 2015. Today, the holiday is only official in Berkeley, California since 1979 with city offices closed. All federal holidays [73] February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday; November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (in even-numbered years)
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code , in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.