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Big Country closures for 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.

MLive · 2h

Dear Annie: Thoughts for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.” -- Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1865.

Yahoo · 2d

MLK Day: The long struggle to establish the federal holiday

For some, the holiday is just that — time off from work or school. But, King’s family and others carrying on his legacy of equality, justice and non-violent protest want Americans to remember that thi

Trump Inauguration and MLK Day

The Washington Post on MSN · 19h

One day, two men and the many ways people will honor MLK as Trump is sworn in

In these quiet ways — and others — people across the Washington region will honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday while thousands of others converge on the nation’s capital to celebrate President-elect Trump being sworn in for a second term.

Reuters on MSN · 2d

Civil rights leaders mobilize ahead of Trump’s inauguration on MLK Day

As the United States prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and fight for equality, civil rights leaders are organizing efforts to counter policies expected from President-elect Donald Trump that they believe will undermine decades of progress.

Newsweek on MSN · 1h

Is the Stock Market Closed? Trump's Inauguration and MLK Day are Both Today

The U.S. stock market is closed today, January 20, 2025, in observance of MLK Day—coinciding with Donald Trump's presidential inauguration.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there

He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great American ... institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the holiday ...

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 ...

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Lincoln Library & Museum announces MLK Day celebration

SummarySpecial Martin Luther King Jr. Day event at Lincoln Library to feature recital by local talent, music, and blood drive ...

Arizona was among last states to recognize MLK Day. Here's why and how Super Bowl played role

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super ...

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COLUMN: Celebrate Dr. King’s birthday on his birthday

We’re a day from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the commemoration of the birth of the famed civil rights leader, who ...

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