Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging ...
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King was celebrated in 1986.
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a national holiday that is different than any other federal holiday in that is ...
Each year, Americans take time to reflect and celebrate the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the third ... in the Senate and President Ronald Reagan signed the bill ...
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...