Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

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

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought to preserve slavery.

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. protested President Donald Trump's ... in retaliation for his support of Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. He died 25 hours later.

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 ...

Most Florida schools are closed for Good Friday ... Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both fall on Jan. 20 this year. Since 1965, federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is set for the third Monday in January, and Tampa Bay is celebrating with events honoring his legacy. The City of Tampa’s Martin Luther King ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Every year, the Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Florida hosts a special breakfast Friday morning, honoring the late Dr. King, this year marking the 57th anniversary ...

This year, the Florida A&M University Marching 100 ... Parade organizers said this is one of the biggest Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations in the country.

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The majority of students — in 45 out of Florida's 67 counties ... although two fell on the same day. Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both fall on Jan. 20 this year.