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 ...

As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday comes the third Monday of January, the day is not just a day off of work, but has become a day for people to volunteer and serve their ...

at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial marking MLK Day in Washington. WASHINGTON — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda ...

Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. Wholesale retailers ...