However, the federal holiday is not celebrated on Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday, i.e., January 15. Instead, MLK Day is observed on the third Monday of the month to align with the birthday.

Martin Luther King's birthday was on January 15, so being on the third Monday in January it was close to that date, because it is a federal holiday that is taken as a day of work, not rest.

Jan. 17—At this week's meeting, the Athens City Council declared Monday, Jan. 20, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Athens. City offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the ...

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

SAN FRANCISCO — Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and also Inauguration Day in the U.S., meaning there's two federal holidays happening simultaneously. Because of the federal holidays Monday ...

Roughly two weeks into the new year and we already have a holiday on the horizon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or MLK Day, is ...

She and singer Stevie Wonder, who released his song “Happy Birthday ... January 15. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday ...