Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit holiday as it is a federal one. Created after overwhelming approval in Congress and being signed into a law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, MLK ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. 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 together ...

January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s actual birthday was on January 15. April 8, 1968 - Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just ...

On August 28, 1963, as a 14-year-old kid, I remember watching the TV broadcast of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ushering in the largest civil rights gathering of our time – the March on Washington.

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks on March 25, 1967.

Each year, Americans take time to reflect and celebrate the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday of January, in honor of his birthday on Jan. 15. Since 1986, the ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great ...