The first holiday of the year was just a couple of weeks ago, with banks and big retailers closed on New Year’s Day. Now, ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

The federal holiday is “a day for us to remember that we are all one people,” keynote speaker Michele Norris, a Minnesota ...

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

The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed Monday, January 20, for MLK Day, as the holiday is also known. Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1983 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day became an officially observed holiday for schools, banks, and federal offices across the US in 1986 — making him the first non-president to have his birthday become a ...

Dallas’ 43rd Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade will take place on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. Every year on the third Monday in January, the country observes and reflects on the Rev. Martin Luther King ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

All lanes of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive between Julian Street and Douglas Street have reopened after a car crash with ...

WATERVILLE — A community breakfast, speeches and opportunities to donate gloves, socks and personal care items to those in need are among the events planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on ...