Martin Luther King Jr ... first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, but the first observances didn't take place until three years later in 1986. Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

Less than two weeks after the stock market shuttered for former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral, investors may be looking for another break on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches ... and on the legacy of President Jimmy Carter. Here are some of her observations.

If Martin Luther King Jr. could respond to the first five weeks of the second Trump Administration, King scholar Lerone A.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will mark the third closure of the year after closures for New Year’s Day on Jan. 1 and for the National Day of Mourning after Jimmy Carter’s death, which was ...

Monday, Jan. 20, marks the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of iconic civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated his life to speaking out against ...

MLK Day falls on the third Monday of every January, and most banks observe the holiday. Here's what you can do if you have banking tasks to complete.