Deseret News archives: Martin Luther King Jr. Day history celebrated with service, optimism
On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in order to remember and observe the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025: What’s open, what’s closed on MLK Day
The holiday falls on the third Monday of January. A bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday was introduced on April 8, 1968 — four days after King was assassinated, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Will banks, post offices and shipping services be open on MLK Day? Here's what you need to know for Monday, Jan. 20.
It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...
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