How did MLK Day become a federal holiday?
It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...
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When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025? Everything to know about the federal holiday
It wasn't until nearly 20 years after his assassination that Martin Luther King Jr. Day became federally recognized in 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law. The holiday ...
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When is MLK Day 2025? How Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that ... former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King ...
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'Truth, integrity, accountability:' At Blackhawk Tech event, MLK remembered for values he upheld
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday that is different than any other federal holiday in that is ...
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A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...
A conversation about MLK's legacy, and a second Trump administration
Monday marks both the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day and the inauguration of Donald Trump as our 47th President. We reflect on this with scholars Tressie McMillan Cottom and Eddie Glaude.
How Stevie Wonder, John Conyers and the UAW made MLK Day a holiday | Opinion
Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
MLK Day 2025: Are US stock markets open or closed on January 20, 2025?
US stock and bond markets will close on Monday, January 20, 2025, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, resuming normal operations ...