In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in ...

President Donald Trump has shifted a bronze bust of civil rights icon Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office to his private dining room, a White House official confirmed to USA TODAY. The ...

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive terms, much quieter ...

Time Studios and Stevie Wonder’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound are partnering to produce a feature doc chronicling the cultural, political, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 ... President Bill Clinton signed into law Congressman John Lewis and Sen. Harris Wofford’s legislation making it a National Day of ...

The last time the two dates overlapped was during President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in January 1997, ... The first official Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated on January 20, 1986.

In 1997, Bill Clinton was the last president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clinton noted that 34 years ago, King had shared words at the other end of the National Mall “that ...

This year’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration will be on Sunday, January 19 from 1:30 – 3 p.m. at Clinton Community College, 1000 Lincoln Blvd. The event is free and open to the public.

Monday, Jan. 20 marks a federal holiday, but it’s not for Inauguration Day — it’s in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though King’s birthday was on Jan. 15, the holiday honoring ...