Days after King's assassination, legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honors the pastor and civil rights activist on what would be his 96th birthday. It is a federal holiday, so many offices and businesses will be closed for the day.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress, and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

Step Afrika! entertain at a celebration of the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday at 3 at the McLean Community Center. Tickets will be released at the box office at 2.

The release of National Archives documents is the latest attempt to define what the Civil Rights icon believed, and what that ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, will be observed Monday, Jan. 20. A list of what is open or closed, operating or shut, follows: Retail stores: Most open Liquor stores: Most open City, ...

Cheyenne Municipal Judge Ronn Jeffrey speaks at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration on Monday at the Historic Cheyenne Depot. The annual march from the Depot to the state Capitol was ...