January 19 (Noun)
Meaning
Celebrated in southern United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- Lee-Jackson Day is a state holiday in Virginia and is observed on the Friday preceding the third Monday in January, which is the day on which the country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr Day, typically coinciding with the holiday on January 19 of each year or preceding weekend.
- Stephen A. Douglas, fearing division, recommended state separation from the Union, while Southern Senators Jefferson Davis and Robert Toombs recommended the organization of a new confederacy of Southern states, which would be rooted in the right of states to own slaves - These laws and principles would be embedded into the future Confederacy constitution on January 19.
- Robert M T Hunter, representing Virginia in the United States Senate, had a long-winded address which warned of civil war over a tariff that was passed on January 19 of that same year, which Hunter also introduced personally.
- Lee Jackson Day is celebrated in the Southern United States, on the Friday before the third Monday of January of each year, as both Lee and Jackson's birthdays occur in January, notably Jackson on January 19 and General Lee on January 19
- It would be very hard to discuss even more to the point, celebration of Southern affairs without bringing up the commemoration known as Lee Jackson Day, which comes annually in January 19, typically on the Friday before that week.