Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of an icon of America's civil rights movement, ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That changes ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. Reagan’s signing did not lead other Republicans to follow.

Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use of nonviolence and civil ...

Every third Monday in January, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the iconic leader’s contributions to the civil rights movement. Known for his unparalleled courage and work to end ...