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The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year.
MLK Day of Service. Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025 Time: 12 p.m.-2 p.m. Address: 2907 Martin Luther King Junior Ave. SE, ...
Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., during his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech on Aug. 28, 1963. AFP/Getty ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waved to supporters during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of an icon of America's civil rights movement, ...
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 ...
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “Today is Martin Luther King Day, and his honor, this will be a great honor, but in his honor, we will strive together to make his dream a reality,” Trump ...
Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both fall on Jan. 20 this year. Since 1965, federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area are entitled to a holiday on the day a president is ...
The monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2024. Luther King Jr. today. Samuel Corum / Getty Images ...
When was Martin Luther King Jr. born? King, a civil rights icon, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 15, 1929.. Is MLK Day always on a Monday? Yes, the holiday is observed each year on the third ...