Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

This Inauguration Day also lands on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is annually observed on the third Monday of January. Like any other federal holiday, you can expect to see some things ...

in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The camp, running from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., is open to children in grades K-8 and features activities like arts and crafts, sports, games, and swimming.

On a day of change in America, the mood for some outside the Greater Columbus Convention Center was reflected inside at the speaker's podium during the city's 40th annual Martin Luther King Jr ...

On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what ... The following day, on April 4, King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel ...

Volunteer Coordinator Jill Weston said the Day of Service helps youth ... There were arts, crafts and information about Martin Luther King Jr. there too. For more information about the Rescue ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...

Memphis Church Key to Martin Luther King's Last ... placards bearing that slogan. King traveled to Memphis that year to lead a march and was assassinated the day before on April 4, 1968.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

ATLANTA — The King Center will host a wreath-laying ceremony Friday afternoon to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ... the same day in 1968 when Dr. King was fatally ...

April 28 (Reuters) - A historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that was an organizing point for Martin Luther ... King traveled to Memphis that year to lead a march and was assassinated the ...

(AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign ... Karen Read retrial, Day 8: Jen McCabe’s text messages and ...