The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, let's reflect on how each of us can live our lives with a spirit of peace and unity.

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King was celebrated in 1986.

Fifteen years after its introduction, the bill finally became law. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan’s signature created Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service as a federal holiday. The only national ...

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. Reagan's signing did not lead other Republicans to follow.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, but some shipping and delivery services may still be operational. Here's ...

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging Americans to ...

Chattanooga will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day in myriad ways ... a prayer breakfast and the annual parade. Then-President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed into law the bill recognizing the ...

On Monday, Inauguration Day will line up with a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  The federal holiday falls on the third Monday in January every year, this year ...

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will be the first, in a century, to fall on a federal holiday: Martin Luther King ...