Deep snow, frigid temperatures, MLK Day celebrations, the Iowa caucuses. The days leading up to and after the fatal shootings ...

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day overlap on January 20, 2025, many offices and services will be closed. This includes the USPS, stock markets, banks, and federal offices, though ...

In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a national day of service, marking the third Monday in January each year as Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service—a “Day On, Not a Day Off.” ...

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day on January 20, 2025, honours Dr. King's legacy with service, reflection, and community involvement in the ongoing fight for justice.

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.

States slowly added the day to their roster of state holidays. Alabama and Mississippi in the 1980s adopted Martin Luther King Day as a state holiday, adding it to their existing day honoring Lee.

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.

Parade-goers prepare to march during the 45th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March in downtown Raleigh on Monday, Jan. 20 ,2025. Travis Long [email protected] ...

Monday (January 20), marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that honors the civil rights leader. This year, the holiday coincides with President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

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 ...