Years after rallying in the nation's Capital to establish a national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Stevie Wonder released a rendition of the "Happy Birthday" song...

Stevie Wonder urges Senate passage of MLK birthday and sings: [Verse 1] You know it doesn't make much sense There ought to be a law against Anyone who takes offense At a day in your …

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Jan 20, 2025 · In 1981, Stevie Wonder wrote the song “Happy Birthday” as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a campaign for the establishment of a national holiday in honor of the civil …

Jan 13, 2023 · With Happy Birthday, Stevie Wonder successfully campaigned to honour Martin Luther King Jr with a national holiday, in a long career of socially conscious songwriting, writes …

Jan 10, 2024 · Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday ode to Dr. Martin Luther King appeared on his 1980 album Hotter Than July and helped create MLK Day. Credit: L4LM.

Jan 15, 2025 · 'Happy Birthday' by Stevie Wonder led directly to the enshrinement of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, observed since January 1986.

Born January 15, 1929, Civil Rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would’ve turned 91 Years old today; as we celebrate the day of his birth almost 47 years after he was assassinated in ...

The success of this strategy was cemented when musician Stevie Wonder released the single "Happy Birthday" to popularize the campaign in 1980 and hosted the Rally for Peace Press …

Jan 20, 2025 · Martin Luther King's birthday is January 15th. Celebrated on January 20,2025. Did you Know? 1. The only non-president to be honored with a national holiday is Martin Luther …