Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of MartinLutherKingJr. Day ... President RonaldReagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983, thus ...
Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The MartinLutherKingJr ... as President RonaldReagan delivered a radio address denying ...
January 20 marks MartinLutherKingJr. Day ... former President RonaldReagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King was celebrated in 1986.
MartinLutherKingJr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader. Trump's inauguration ceremony will be held indoors on Monday due to the freezing ...