Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorated each year on the third Monday in January ... in Reno Interfaith Memorial Service, Sunday, Jan. 19: The Northern Nevada Dr. MLK Jr. Memorial Committee ...

Lee was born Jan. 19, 1807. King was born Jan. 15 ... in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one we ... must fall on the same Monday every year regardless of the date change, MLK day was set to every third Monday of January.

KALAMAZOO, MI — Minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to serving others. On Monday, Jan. 20, volunteers celebrate his birthday by doing the same.

Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr ... it's on the fourth Monday in April. Alabama treats it as an official holiday. Texas celebrates it as a state holiday on Jan. 19.