The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less ... his honor began only four days after King was assassinated but was not passed until 15 years after his death. On Nov. 2, ...
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, ...
Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr ... as President Ronald Reagan delivered a radio address denying ...
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King was celebrated in 1986.
This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther ... King was assassinated but was not passed until 15 years after his death. On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald ...
On a day established to honor the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., those gathered at the Dunbar Recreation ...
Organizations across the country are taking part to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. One of the many was right here at ...
Trump used a raucous rally yesterday on the eve of his inauguration to promise swift Day 1 action remaking the federal government, shifting federal priorities at breakneck speed and ensuring that “the ...