Thursday, April 08, 2010

US bill would create annual Ronald Reagan Day (AP)

SACRAMENTO, California – California's state Senate upon Thursday unanimously passed the bill installation Feb. 6 as Ronald Reagan Day. It encourages schools to outlay the day commemorating Reagan's life as well as accomplishments.

The legislation, that heads to the Assembly, is one of 3 Reagan-themed bills Republican lawmakers goal to pass before Feb. 6, 2011. That would have been the 100th birthday of the conservative icon, who died in 2004.

Ronald Reagan Day would be the third special day of recognition in California dedicated to an individual.

The initial honors conservationist John Muir. Last year, lawmakers honored Harvey Milk, the happy activist as well as former San Francisco supervisor who was gunned down at city gymnasium in 1978.


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