Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The MartinLutherKingJr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length ...
In 1983, President RonaldReagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. MartinLutherKing, Jr., encouraging ...
On Monday, the U.S. will celebrate MartinLutherKingJr. Day, a holiday that honors the late civil rights hero who risked his life fighting for the rights of Black Americans. The holiday ...
January 20 marks MartinLutherKingJr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come ...
This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and MartinLutherKingJr. Day. According to USA TODAY, this coincidence has occurred only three times in the past, and they were ...