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On January 15, 1990, as Governor W. Wilkinson received a standing ovation from a crowd celebrating MLK Day’s birthday after telling them he would sign a bill to make the day a state holiday, while 250 young protestors chanted outside for the holiday.
January 15, 1969, Marine Corps LTCOL Ermil L. Whisman from Lexington died in the Vietnam War.