MLK's daughter spoke to Newsweek about the different trajectories of two Georgia natives, and how they aligned in the fight ...

More:Michigan officials remember Jimmy Carter's 'tireless work' as a humanitarian Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the U.S. It is observed annually on the third Monday in January.

As the holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his work throughout the next year, rather than just paying him ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in ...

Flags, which were previously lowered to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, will return to half-staff from sunrise on ...

Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, Jan. 20: Inauguration Day In light of former President Jimmy Carter’s death, President Joe Biden set Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, as a National Day of Mourning.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will mark the third closure of the year after closures for New Year's Day on Jan. 1 and for the National Day of Mourning after Jimmy Carter's death, which was marked on ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about unity, the celebration of King’s accomplishments and continuing to dream of peace, said ...

Born less than five years apart in Georgia, the late President Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr. both came up during ... were not scheduled for the same day on purpose, "Sometimes, it ...

Martin Luther King Jr ... first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, but the first observances didn't take place until three years later in 1986. Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...