Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, writes John Hope Bryant
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.
Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983, thus ...
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation creating a federal holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. About five years after the first observation of this holiday, the Utah Martin ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the presidential ... the holiday will also coincide with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader. Trump's inauguration ceremony will be held indoors on Monday due to the freezing ...
legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. States held back as activists stepped up Reagan’s signing did ...
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.
Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr ... as President Ronald Reagan delivered a radio address denying ...
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Or should we say happy Inauguration ... Trump who had Inauguration Day events on MLK Day Ronald Reagan was sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 20, 1985, with Inauguration ...
The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general.
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday that is different than any other federal holiday in that is designated as a day of service, not