The U.S. began observing Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday 40 years ago. Here & Now 's Indira ...
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How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday
Here are some of the steps that led to the creation of the federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, as well as some of the ...
January 19, 2026 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s actual birthday was on January 15. April 8, 1968 – Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just ...
In his 39 years (1929-1968) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became one of the leading figures in the civil rights movement. On ...
The long battle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Millions across federal, state, and local governments, institutions ...
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