Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification. For those who may simply see the day as government-granted time off for a long weekend, the idea to honor King with a national ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day overlap for the third time in the history of the United States. Citizens across the country are in high spirits as they recall the efforts and ...

The U.S. stock market is closed today, January 20, 2025, in observance of MLK Day—coinciding with Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

The road to Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a federal holiday in the United States was long and arduous. President Ronald Reagan signed legislation to make it official in 1983, about 20 years ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The holiday takes place on the third Monday in January. This year, ...

Every third Monday of January is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is a day for honoring the life and legacy of civil rights ...

Though he invoked Jr. in his inaugural address, President Trump has pursued a vision focused on undoing much of the progress ...

Now, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is here — and it happens to coincide with President-elect Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day. What’s opened and what’s closed? Is MLK Day a national holiday?