A new documentary featuring never-before-seen photos of Pres. Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy and their family is about to screen in ...
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 ...
Keep your eyes on the prize. That's the message Bruce Springsteen imparted Monday, Jan. 20, the national holiday for the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Boss shared a live video of a ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20 is federally recognized as a holiday, with all government service locations closed including certain banks. Here are some events that are committed to ...
While the holiday is a time-honored tradition, it had a prolonged path to acceptance. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the ...
Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know which ones ... they only think about themselves." Photos show the flags were at full-staff as of Monday, Jan. 13, ...
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each ... On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law. Since that time, the third Monday in January has been ...
Supporters, meanwhile, were still calling for federal holiday status. In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...
In recent years in Memphis, recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday has emphasized public service over public pageantry. In 1967 in Birmingham, King said: "Life's most ...