MLK Day is a federal holiday, meaning most federal entities close to commemorate the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr.

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed in Massachusetts. Here's what you need to know.

The son of Martin Luther King Jr's request to the incoming president comes just ahead of Trump's return to the White House on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed in New Hampshire. Here's what you need to know.

As the nation pauses to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy to the United States, the stock markets in the country will close for the day. The New York Stock Exchange will close for a long weekend after normal trading hours on Friday,

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly impossible goals," according to The King Center.

"When a call went out for high school and college students to help with the strike, I saw an opportunity,” Calhoun said about the '68 strike.

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration speech comes on the same day as the federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King visited Mansfield twice during the 1960s. Both times, he addressed standing-room-only crowds at Mount Hermon Baptist Church.