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On Monday, President Trump¹ and Vice-President Mike Pence attended a wreath laying service at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall. It was one of several events across America held in honor of the renowned² civil rights leader on the day named after him. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a Federal holiday that was first observed in 1986. It's held on the third Monday of each January because the date is near his birthday of January 15th, 1929. Despite the fact that it's not a work day for Federal staff and many other Americans, they're encouraged to make it a day on instead of a day off.

The holiday was designated as a National Day of Service in 1994, with volunteering and working on community projects all part of the event.

Yesterday, observances took place from Columbia, South Carolina to Memphis, Tennessee and from San Antonio, Texas to Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his father both served as pastors³. For his work in civil rights, the younger Dr. King became Time Magazine's man of the year. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom nine years after he was assassinated⁴ in 1968.

1 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

2 renowned   

adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的

参考例句：

• He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
• She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。

3 pastors   

n.（基督教的）牧师( pastor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Do we show respect to our pastors, missionaries, Sunday school teachers? 我们有没有尊敬牧师、宣教士，以及主日学的老师？ 来自互联网
• Should pastors or elders be paid, or serve as a volunteer? 牧师或长老需要付给酬劳，还是志愿的事奉呢？ 来自互联网

4 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句