In 1983, President RonaldReagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. MartinLutherKing, Jr., encouraging ...
Fifteen years after its introduction, the bill finally became law. In 1983, President RonaldReagan’s signature created MartinLutherKingJr. Day of Service as a federal holiday. The only ...
January 20 marks MartinLutherKingJr. Day ... former President RonaldReagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King was celebrated in 1986.
Each year, Americans take time to reflect and celebrate the life of civil rights leader MartinLutherKingJr. on the third ... in the Senate and President RonaldReagan signed the bill ...