Securing the King holiday began after Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, which is now the National Civil ...

Find out the exact date of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2026, what’s open or closed nationwide, how the federal holiday is observed, and why the day holds lasting significance across the United ...

The Philadelphia Historic District’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday brings its next Saturday “Firstival” to the ...

This month marks the anniversary of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address, remembered for his warning about the ...

Sudan's Ministry of Culture, Information, and Tourism has confirmed the recovery of 570 stolen Sudanese antiquities, coinciding with the passage of 1,000 days since the war that broke out in the heart ...

Without any legal guardrails, determining the origin of body parts for sale is nearly impossible, said Jeremy Pauley, who is ...

The congressionally chartered museum and national town hall has not explained the sudden departure of Jeffrey Rosen as its ...

New dinosaur fossils were discovered at the Dinosaur National Monument, leading to the first excavation there in more than ...

"Being in Atlanta and having that first MLK game, I don't think people understand how big and how blessed we were to play." ...

The Senate voted to provide billions more to NASA, NOAA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.

Learn what MLK Day is and why it was established, as well as what services are impacted by the federal holiday.