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March 31, 2009

César Chávez Day Marked in Eight States
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And today is the birthday of the late labor leader César Chávez. He was
born on March 31, 1927. There is a growing movement to make his birthday
a national holiday. César Chávez Day is already a state holiday in eight
US states.



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