It wasn't until nearly 20 years after his assassination that Martin Luther King Jr. Day became federally recognized in 1983, ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never ...

On Monday, President Donald Trump invoked the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during his inaugural ... was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and first observed in 1986.

We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King ... of persistence to make MLK Day a holiday. The King holiday bill was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an annual federal holiday to ... activists continued to fight for this bill when President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on November 2, 1983.

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 ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr.

January 20, 2025, will mark a rare intersection of two major events in the United States: Inauguration Day and Martin Luther ... King. The holiday was first signed into law by President Ronald ...

Martin Luther King Day was officially signed in as a holiday in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan, first observed ... Honoring ...

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 to honor the slain civil rights leader.

Every third Monday in January, we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the iconic leader’s contributions to the civil rights movement. Known for his unparalleled courage and work to end ...