Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of ...
Jan 15, 2025 · On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. …
Bill Clinton: MLK would be ‘pleased’ - POLITICO
Aug 28, 2013 · Reflecting on the 50th anniversary of the historic “I Have a Dream” speech, former President Bill Clinton said he believes Martin Luther King, Jr. would be “pleased that America …
Inauguration Day isn't always on January 20, this year it's MLK Day
Jan 13, 2025 · Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's...
May 2, 2024 · on of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a federal holiday. When President Bill Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act on August 23, 1994 (P.L. 103-304), the Martin Luther …
Inauguration Day and MLK Day falling on same day is rare. Here's …
6 days ago · Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's...
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 15, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 years. It’s the only federal holiday where you take a “day on, not a day off.” In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed …
Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. - spsmw.org
5 days ago · The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, yet not celebrated until Jan. 21, 1986. Let us not forget as well that in Aug. 23, 1994, …
Marchers in Saginaw reflect on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, …
3 days ago · Former President Bill Clinton was the first American head of state inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1997. Former President Barack Obama also was sworn in to …
The 15 Year Battle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Despite the national fervor inspired by his death, it took 15 years of persistence by civil rights activists for a holiday created in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to be approved by …
MLK Day of Service · Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: …
Jan 15, 1996 · In 1994, President Clinton signed the King Holiday and Service Act. The act established the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday as a national day of …