Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...

Note: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is also on-site ... According to the National Park Service, it's best to visit early in the day. Also, remember to wear comfy shoes since the entire ...

On a rainy day in late April 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the Boston Common bandstand and addressed a crowd of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail ... In 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off on an 11-day moon mission with three astronauts aboard. In 1990, Dr. Jack Kevorkian ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...