Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

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 ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

It was through Freedom House that he learned Martin Luther King, Jr. was coming to town in April ... lack of affordable housing and income inequality. Louise Day Hicks, then the chair of the ...

Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day soon. Only four states still honor the Civil War ...

How did Earth Day start? Who founded Earth Day? Earth Day is the third-newest federal holiday in the U.S., after Martin Luther King Jr. Day (recognized in 1983) and Juneteenth (recognized in 2021).

Since President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025, which also was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, life for the commander-in-chief has been busy. From Jan. 20 to April 22 ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the letter, which celebrated its 60th anniversary of publication on April 16, as he was imprisoned in the city of Birmingham after participating in a series of ...

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation has joined Keep America Beautiful's 2025 Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants initiative. The program awards grants to support projects that address inner ...

SEATTLE — Two people are dead and another person was injured in a single-car crash in King County Saturday night. The King County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a reported crash at ...