but took 15 years to become a federal holiday. WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in South Carolina Speaking at the MLK Day at the Dome rally at the South Carolina Statehouse ...

After years of lobbying, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law on November 2 ... Jr.'s birthday on January 15. The first official Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated on January ...

Today is the first free day of the year at U.S. national parks ... for example. Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.: 15 of His Most Powerful Quotes Want to Visit a U.S. National Park in 2020?

The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Day was first introduced in 1968, four days after his assassination. Civil rights activists worked for 15 years for it to be established by the federal ...

Dr. King was very clever. He went to university when he was 15. In America there is a holiday called Martin Luther King Day. It takes place on a Monday close to his birthday - January 15.