Each year, the life and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. are remembered and honored with a federal holiday, which falls on the third Monday of January. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

WASHINGTON — Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the annual holiday celebrating the birthday and legacy of the civil rights leader. The holiday is held on the third Monday in January each year and ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is Jan. 19, making this a three-day weekend for many — but not all — residents across the U.S. and Florida. See list of what will be closed Jan. 19, from mail ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January. It took 15 years of activism before the day was signed into law as a federal holiday in 1983. We're a little ...

The first federal holiday of 2026 is straight ahead. Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January - near the civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. It’s held on ...