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This story was updated to correct grammar errors. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to ...
As a holiday, federal offices will be closed and those workers will have a paid day off, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025? This year ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...
Friday marks 57 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. on April 4, 1968.
United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County organized a variety of volunteer experiences with local nonprofit organizations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Two available projects are ...
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally ...
Americans are encouraged to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20, with acts of service. It was established as a National Day of Service in 1994. Many are inspired to do various ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is set for the third Monday in January, and Tampa Bay is celebrating with events honoring his legacy. The City of Tampa’s Martin Luther King ...
The family of a 29-year-old woman killed in a 2023 Martin Luther King Day shooting has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. St. Lucie County, the city of Fort Pierce, even organizers and others were named ...
On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...
This Inauguration Day also lands on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is annually observed on the third Monday of January. Like any other federal holiday, you can expect to see some things ...