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 ...

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 ...

the path to designating a day to celebrate King took 15 years of persistence by his supporters. Here's everything you need to know about how Martin Luther King Jr. Day came to be: From our morning ...