MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging reflection on racism and civil rights. It's also designated as a national day of service. The King Center is organizing ...

Here’s everything to know about MLK Day, including how it became a federal holiday. The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or MLK Day, is less than two weeks away and will be paired with President Donald Trump's ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come together ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or MLK Day, is observed annually on the third Monday in January. The 2025 holiday falls on Jan. 20. Although MLK Day is on Jan. 20 this year, King's birthday is Jan. 15.

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

MLK Day and the US presidential inauguration ceremony are two of the significant events that occur in January. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an annual federal holiday, while the presidential ...

Observed for the first time in 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that annually ... Here is more ...

Almost 93% of Americans see Martin Luther King Jr.’s lasting impact on the country. Many celebrate MLK Day as a federal holiday to honor him. This shows how deeply Martin Luther King Jr ...

MLK Day was designated as a national day of ... King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, according to the Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute. He was standing on ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come ...