Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the legacy of the American civil rights icon, is this month. Here's what you should know.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorates "the values of courage, truth, justice, compassion, dignity, humility and service that so radiantly defined Dr. King's character and empowered his ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may be most remembered for his iconic "I Have a Dream" address at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963, during the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. (Getty Images) ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated annually on the third Monday in January to mark the late activist’s birthday. In 2025, the holiday falls on January 20, the same day typically set aside ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration marred by gunfire in Florida Eight people were shot and four others were injured while fleeing the scene at the 772 MLK Car Show & Family Fun Day in Fort ...

It has been 40 years since Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day an official national holiday. In that time the legacy of America’s most famous and formidable civil ...

It’s been 40 years since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was designated as a federal holiday — more time than the tragically short 39-year span of Dr. King’s life before he was assassinated in 1968.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one of four times a year when those that charge entrance fees waive them. A federal marshal reads a court order halting a planned voter registration protest march at ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday in January every year, and while many people know the day is in recognition of King's birthday, not many are familiar with how the day ...

King was assassinated in April 1968 on a motel balcony in Memphis. On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill marking the third Monday of every January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of an icon of America's civil rights movement, is this month. The holiday, observed annually on the third Monday of ...