MLK's daughter spoke to Newsweek about the different trajectories of two Georgia natives, and how they aligned in the fight ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, but the first observances didn't take place until three years later ...

As the holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his work throughout the next year, rather than just paying him ...

The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King’s ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about unity, the celebration of King’s accomplishments and continuing to dream of peace, said ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter ... impacting garbage pickup in those cities include Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20 and President's Day on Feb. 17.

Born less than five years apart in Georgia, the late President Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr. both came up during ... were not scheduled for the same day on purpose, "Sometimes, it ...

Martin Luther King Jr ... first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, but the first observances didn't take place until three years later in 1986. Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.