Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Civil Rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks into a microphone after being released from prison for leading a boycott.

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 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shown in this photo headshoulders, alone. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive) Monday ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...

Each year on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered with a federal holiday. The date was chosen to coincide with the civil rights leader's birthday, which falls on Jan. 15.

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 emphasized that a meaningful life requires the courage to speak against injustice. Silence in the face ...

Communities across the country will soon honor the life and legacy of an American civil rights icon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday. Like the civil rights movement itself, the ...