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

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a ...

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day ...

The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated.

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 ...

In 1997, Bill Clinton was the last president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clinton noted that 34 years ago, King had shared words at the other end of the National Mall “that ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day's reach has only grown in its 42 years. It's the only federal holiday where you take a “day on, not a day off." In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into law ...

Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former ...

Federal holiday Martin Luther King Jr Day and Inauguration Day has overlapped for the third time in the long history of the ...