Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a ...

Mississippi did the same in 1910.President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The holiday takes place on the third Monday in January, and has done so since it was first observed. This year, the holiday will also coincide ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the ... This year, the holiday will also coincide with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in ...

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

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. States held back as activists stepped up Reagan's signing did ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, with the first national observance occurring in January 1986. Meanwhile, Inauguration Day occurs every four years ...