In this Dec. 17, 1962, photo, Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, shakes hands with Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership ...

In 2025, Jan. 20 falls on the month’s third Monday, bringing together two important national events: Inauguration Day and ... N. Stevenson, EdD., is the Utah Martin Luther King Jr. Human Rights ...

Martin Luther King Jr. once sat there ... In the 1950s, former Pantagraph reporter Adlai Stevenson II — he wrote the paper’s first stylebook — stumped twice for the U.S. presidency.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Good Things Utah) – For Martin Luther King Jr’s Day, Dr. Tamara Stevenson and Eddy Thompson came to discuss the sixth principle of non-violence. Commission Chair Dr. Tamara ...

“I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others." King was shot at 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, on the second-floor balcony of the ...

Monday (January 20, 2025) marks both Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy, and Inauguration Day, when President-elect Donald Trump will be ...

The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King ...

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.

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 ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on a Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, a day dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.