Bill Clinton Martin Luther King Jr.

Long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King III says, on Trump's inauguration, there needs be to be a return of civility

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Detroit News · 1d

The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

USA Today · 1d

What is MLK Day? What to know about the federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

MLK Day & Inauguration fall on same day

newscentermaine.com · 13h

The history of presidential inaugurations on MLK Day

With the date of presidential inaugurations and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both set by law, the two have - and will - keep overlapping.

USA Today · 3d

Inauguration Day and MLK Day fall on same day in 2025. Here's the last time that happened

Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's Inauguration took place on Jan. 20, 1997.

LAist · 21h

Inauguration and MLK Day

Federal holidays collide in a rare overlap today, which is both Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The two events aren't expected to coincide again until January 2053, due to their particular requirements and quirks of the calendar.

18h

39th MLK Day sees public service events, celebrations across U.S.

The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated.

Yahoo News7d

Why Martin Luther King Jr. Day Will Look a Little Different This Year

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 ...

Austin American-Statesman7d

When is MLK Day 2025? How Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors ... And in 1979, on what would have been King’s 50th birthday, the bill came up in the House, but it failed by ...

Naples Daily News6d

Publix to the post office: What’s open, closed in Florida on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Here’s how to get tickets Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second ...

14h

Hundreds celebrate MLK Jr. Day in Seattle as Trump retakes office

Hundreds gathered Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at Seattle's Garfield High School, with an annual march ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results