several Americans on Monday will also be honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The holiday is celebrated each year on the third Monday of January, falling on Jan. 20 this year ...

Charles Q. Brown Jr., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at ...

On Monday, Jan. 20, residents in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia will celebrate civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... 1100 Oak Drive SE, Washington, DC 20032 MLK Day of Service ...

As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the third ... during a Feb. 6, 1968, speech in Washington, D.C. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images ...

according to the Washington Post. Legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day was initially introduced a mere four days after his April 4, 1968, assassination, according to the Smithsonian ...

Polls conducted by the Washington Post and the New York ... legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

PORTLAND, Ore. — This year, there are a plethora of opportunities around the Portland metro area to celebrate, reflect and give back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day through acts of service.

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President Donald Trump speaks during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington ... is Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday (Jan. 20), representing ... Dr. King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., and more than 56 years since the activist was ...