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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday 2026: What’s open, what’s closed? Banks, post office, stores, more

Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 is the federal holiday that honors slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The path to honor King on a national level wasn’t an easy one. President Ronald Reagan ...
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Editorial: MLK Jr. showed how to move from activism to enduring action

Editor's note: Versions of this editorial have appeared at earlier holidays. It was 43 years ago that President Ronald Reagan made the third Monday in January an official federal holiday to honor ...