Martin Luther King Day is the celebration of the civil rights activist's birthday that falls in January. However, the federal holiday is not celebrated on Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday ...

The holiday has been recognized in each state since 2000. The holiday recognizes King’s birthday, January 15. But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Nearly 100 years after Martin Luther King Jr. was born ... federal holiday marking what would have been King's 96th birthday will be celebrated Monday. Daytona Beach has special ...

Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.

Prempeh was pleased that her favorite quote from King is the centerpiece of the theme for the theme of “Unity and Strength” for this year’s Martin Luther King birthday events in Norwich.

MADISON, New Jersey (WABC) — A special birthday bash was held for a woman from New Jersey who turned 108 years old on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an occasion she calls a “blessing.” ...

Yearly tradition The federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday marks King’s Jan. 15 birthday every third Monday of January. Had King not been assassinated in 1968, he would’ve turned 96 years old ...