Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil ...

Martin Luther King Day is the celebration of the civil rights activist's birthday that falls in January. However, the federal holiday is not celebrated on Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday ...

As we observe what would have been his 96th birthday, look back at some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s pictures with his family. Dr. King and his wife Coretta Scott King are snapped having a quiet ...

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Born on January 15, 1929, Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 91st birthday today. Nearly 47 years after his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee, we honor the ...

The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King’s ...

ATLANTA — Today, January 15th, marks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a towering figure in the fight for civil rights and social justice. Born in 1929, Dr. King dedicated his life to ...

The holiday honors King's birthday, though it rarely falls ... King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, according to the Stanford Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute.

Jan. 15 marks the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – one of the country’s most prominent civil rights leaders –and Florida A&M University’s interim President Timothy Beard celebrated the day by ...

This yearly event commemorates King’s legacy and is one of multiple events hosted year-round by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

The holiday recognizes King’s birthday, January 15. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President ...