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TIL that when Arizona voted against creating a state holiday for MLK in 1990, Public Enemy made a protest single “When I Get to Arizona,” that led to the 1993 Super Bowl being relocated, the cancellation of thousands of conventions, and an estimated loss of $350 million in tourism.

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