several Americans on Monday will also be honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The holiday is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January, falling on Jan. 20 this year ...

Charles Q. Brown Jr., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at ...

On Monday, Jan. 20, residents in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia will celebrate civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... 1100 Oak Drive SE, Washington, DC 20032 MLK Day of Service ...

As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the third ... during a Feb. 6, 1968, speech in Washington, D.C. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ...

according to the Washington Post. Legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day was initially introduced a mere four days after his April 4, 1968, assassination, according to the Smithsonian ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Hundreds of people packed pews at the Metropolitan AME Church Monday, lifted their right hand and pledged to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., Day by defending equality for all, immigration ...

Polls conducted by the Washington Post and the New York ... legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American society remains immeasurable ... This deal is available the entire weekend, including MLK Day. The Saga will be open for MLK Day brunch on January 20 with ...

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 ...

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 ...