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Mon. is Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

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A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service celebrated in Lower Hudson Valley

Decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., there is still "so much work to do" in America when it comes to racial justice and the fight against prejudice. So in honor of the day that would have been Dr.

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It took more than a dream to establish Martin Luther King Jr. holiday

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress, and President Ronald Reagan signed it. Reagan’s signing did not lead other Republicans to ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: When did it become a holiday? What to know about his assassination

Martin Luther ... King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to recognize it, according to Smithsonian.com. On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan ...

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Are government offices open or closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025? What to know

Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983, thus ...

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