It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance were sworn into office on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day the nation is commemorating the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year,

MLK and Inauguration Day both fall on Jan. 20, 2025. Publix has 873 locations in Florida. All have regular store hours for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Reading Hospital employees collected at packed care items that will be distributed throughout the year to people experiencing homelessness.

Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to USA TODAY, this coincidence has occurred only three times in the past, and they were ...

It allows people to come out of isolation into the community and be a part of something bigger than themselves,’ one organizer said.

As people celebrate Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy Monday, here’s what to know about what’s open and closed on MLK Day in Oregon.

It’s just disappointing, honestly,” said Samuel, who lives in Fort Wright, to WCPO. “I fear for community members who don’t deserve to be targeted like that.”

Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.