In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in ...

The last time the two dates overlapped was during President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in January 1997, ... The first official Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated on January 20, 1986.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 ... President Bill Clinton signed into law Congressman John Lewis and Sen. Harris Wofford’s legislation making it a National Day of ...

President Donald Trump has shifted a bronze bust of civil rights icon Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office to his private dining room, a White House official confirmed to USA TODAY. The ...

Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day collide Monday in a rare occurrence. The big picture: Stock markets, banks, many schools and the U.S. Postal Service are closed for the federal ...

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year. Here’s what to know about Martin ...

Monday, Jan. 20 marks a federal holiday, but it’s not for Inauguration Day — it’s in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though King’s birthday was on Jan. 15, the holiday honoring ...

This year’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be on Sunday, January 19 from 1:30 – 3 p.m. at Clinton Community College, 1000 Lincoln Blvd. The event is free and open to the public.

It wasn’t for 15 years until after King’s death that civil rights activists finally succeeded in making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a nationally observed holiday.. On Nov. 2, 1983, Reagan ...

Monday is both Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Why it matters: The U.S. Postal Service, stock markets, banks and many schools are closed for the federal holiday, but not because ...

The last time the two dates overlapped was during President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in January 1997, ... The first official Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated on January 20, 1986.