Martin Luther King Jr ... first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, but the first observances didn't take place until three years later in 1986. Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will mark the third closure of the year after closures for New Year’s Day on Jan. 1 and for the National Day of Mourning after Jimmy Carter’s death, which was ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster ...

Less than two weeks after the stock market shuttered for former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral, investors may be looking for another break on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year ...

As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. arrives ... MLK holiday — and on the legacy of President Jimmy Carter. Here are some of her observations.

Next week, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term in the White House, and it will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

Flags across the nation have flown at half-staff since the passing of former President Jimmy Carter ... Notably, there was a brief pause on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, which coincided with Martin ...

After Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff for the standard period. Inauguration Day, which coincides this ...

Dr. Martin Luther ... the wake of Dr. King's death in 1968, several notable figures found ways to honor him and aid in the push for MLK Day. By the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter pledged ...