Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same ... term as the 42nd president of the United States. Martin Luther King III, the late civil ...

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. States held back as activists stepped up Reagan's signing did ...

WELL, TODAY WE CELEBRATE DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DAY ... MLK HAS CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. WE FORGET SOMETIMES, BUT EVERY DAY, AND ACTUALLY EVERY YEAR, WE CAN BE ...

Clay said King's legacy extended far beyond the United States."He had a huge impact ... Consulate came together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. The "Keeping the Dream Alive" event ...

legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to recognize it ...

(AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set ... Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday ...

Google Doodle celebrates the 96th birthday of renowned civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a special ... for an end to racism in the United States and became one of the defining ...

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther ... Scott King, started the center. Today is a federal and state holiday. King was a revered civil rights and social justice advocate who sought ...

The peaceful protest culminated with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. standing on the steps ... protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, let’s make our own personal pledges ...

Martin Luther King Jr ... also include lessons on Dr. King's teachings and the larger civil rights movement as part of their curricula. Throughout the United States, communities hold events ...

To honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and continue to promote ... commemorating obviously a very important person in United States history but also to get a sense of community ...