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Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January. It celebrates the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., an influential American civil rights leader. Today, I celebrate with a fluffy cotton Japanese cheesecake bought from a local bakery, owned by a Hispanic immigrant, who decided to sell a type of sponge cake that originated from Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan out of her small business from Brownsville, Texas, and oh, it's delicious.