In 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham fulfilled a promise to cancel an executive order from former Gov. Bruce Babbitt that would have made MLK Day an Arizona holiday. In 1990, the state put it up for a vote ...

Here’s what you need to know about how Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a holiday. When is MLK Day 2025? Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on Jan. 20, 2025.

The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. However, the holiday, which did happen to align with his birthday in 2024 , rarely falls on that actual day.

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 ...

Stevie Wonder’s MLK Holiday Journey To Be A Documentary. A documentary covering Stevie Wonder’s work to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a holiday is now in production.

JACKSONVILLE – For the national Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday, more than 500 volunteers packed out the Ritz Theater & Museum for a day of service on Saturday.. Duval County continues to push ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Hundreds of volunteers spent the MLK Holiday at the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank. Local businesses, community groups, the LSU men’s basketball team, Mike the Tiger ...

Is MLK a bank holiday? Will banks be closed on MLK Day? Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one of 11 federal holidays recognized in the United States. This means banks will be closed on Monday.

D.C.’s 20th annual MLK Holiday Peace Walk and Parade marched through the Entertainment & Sports Arena in Southeast on Saturday despite the cold and wet weather.

The USPS is closed on MLK Day 2025 and mail will not be delivered or picked up. According to the USPS website , MLK Day is one of 11 holidays to be marked in 2025. This article tagged under: ...