Several holidays formerly observed for State employees were abolished as such in 1996. These included Lincoln's Birthday, Maryland Day, Good Friday, and Defender's Day (Chapter 347, Acts of 1996).
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January 1 (Friday)
New Year's Day
January 18 (Monday)
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday*
February 15 (third Monday)
Presidents' Day
May 31 (Monday)
Memorial Day*
July 5 (Monday)
Independence Day
September 6 (first Monday)
Labor Day
October 11 (Monday)
Columbus Day*
November 11 (Thursday)
Veterans' Day
November 25 (fourth Thursday)
Thanksgiving Day
November 26 (fourth Friday)
Friday after Thanksgiving Day
December 24 (Friday)
Christmas Day
*If the U.S. Congress designates another day for observance, the day named by Congress becomes the legal date.
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