John Conyers of Michigan ... and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. Wholesale retailers Costco and Sam’s Club will also be open Monday. Most major restaurant chains will be serving food ...

John Conyers of Michigan ... on April 4, 1968. Related: MLK requested a song minutes before his assassination, and that tune comforted millions The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. walked across ...

Just four days after King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation for a federal holiday to honor the civil rights leader. However, the holiday wasn’t ...