However, the federal holiday is not celebrated on Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday, i.e., January 15. Instead, MLK Day is observed on the third Monday of the month to align with the birthday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed annually on the third Monday of January. This year, it takes place on Monday, Jan. 20. King, a civil rights icon, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 15 ...

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 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

He turned toward it.” On Jan. 15, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in 1968, would have been 96. Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been celebrated on the third Monday in January ...

Are the banks open on Martin Luther King Day in 2025? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the federal holiday. The answer is no, banks are not open on MLK Day, as the ...

King was born Jan. 15, 1929. In the years after the Civil ... legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is always scheduled to take place on the third Monday in January. President Ronald Regan signed the bill creating the holiday into federal law in 1983. It was first observed ...

On Monday, January 20, the Memphis Grizzlies will host the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Game ... as a part of the Grizzlies’ MLK Day of Service on Wednesday, January 8th.