It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

Apple has updated the home page of its website to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today. The page highlights some of King's most

In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a letter opener between his heart and lung. He was taken to Harlem Hospital where his physician, Dr. Aubré D. Maynard, said, “If you had sneezed, your aorta would have been punctured and you would have drowned in your own blood.”

Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service.

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday.

Jan. 20 is both a federal holiday and Inauguration Day. Find out if the USPS will be open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and if the mail will run.

It's an easy decision, for me. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day both fall on Jan. 20. Here's what's open and closed on the federal holiday.

The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black leadership and progress toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer and improve their communities, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Day 2025 coincides with the inauguration of President Donald Trump, who will be sworn in for a second term of office in ceremonies held in Washington, D.C. Born on Jan.