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.

Lancaster’s YWCA, 110 N. Lime St., will also have an annual Martin Luther King Jr. event Monday. It will be held from 10-11 a.m. for children ages 3 and 4, or from 12:30-1:30 p.m. or 2-3 p.m ...

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 ...

American religious and Civil Rights leader Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) speaks to the press after his release from jail, Albany, Georgia, July 1962.

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 ...

With freezing weather in the forecast, Montgomery's Martin Luther King Day events scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, have been postponed until a later date, according to the Montgomery Martin Luther ...

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is on Monday, Jan. 20. MLK Day always takes place on the third Monday of January since it falls near his birthday, which is Jan. 15.

An executive order from January continues to be fulfilled following the release of files regarding the assassination of Rev.

Utah lawmakers in 2000 approved legislation changing Human Rights Day to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, formalizing the holiday in the state as a means of honoring the civil rights activist. It ...

President Barack Obama takes the oath of office for his second term using Martin Luther King Jr.’s Bible on January 21, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Source: Ken Cedeno / Getty ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A crowd gathered in Whispering Pines Park Monday afternoon to celebrate Martin Luther King Day and his lasting legacy. The MLK Day event hosted by the city of Port ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly 25 years after Utah leaders formalized the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a slew of activities are planned on Monday to mark the day and honor the civil rights icon.