It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...
The government shuts down the third Monday in January to honor MartinLutherKingJr ... began only four days after King was assassinated but was not passed until 15 years after his death.
legislation for a MartinLutherKingJr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President RonaldReagan signed it. But Reagan's signing did not lead other Republicans to ...