Upcoming events will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., including a downtown march and a film festival at ...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent Black civil rights activist and Baptist minister from Atlanta.

First signed into law in 1983 and first observed in 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorates the birthday of the civil rights leader while honoring decades of activism that helped transform his ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026 falls on Monday, January 19, but national parks charge fees this year after the Trump administration dropped it from free entry days.

Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The federal holiday is designated as a national day of service to remember the life of ...

The second federal holiday of 2026 is here. Jan. 19 marks the day that Americans honor the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta. But the ...

Dr. King, who led the fight against racial segregation and discrimination through nonviolent resistance, remains the only non-president to have a federal holiday named in his honour.

Here's what’s open and closed at Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the holiday's significance, and the full list of federal ...