MartinLutherKingJr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLKDay will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a ...
Dr. MartinLutherKingJr. Day, also known as MLKDay, honors the American civil rights leader's birthday, although it rarely falls on that actual day. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, ...
January 20 marks MartinLutherKingJr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come ...