The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year.. Here’s what to know about Martin ...

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan’s signature created Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service as a federal holiday. The only national day of service, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated ...

That happened in 1986, when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday—largely due to Coretta’s persistence, a fact his daughter Bernice doesn ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed ...

Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. ... After years of lobbying, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law on November 2, 1983.

In 1983, after 15 years of tireless campaigning, her efforts paid off when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law, officially declaring the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King Jr ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be ... in 1983, and though the push to create the commemoration faced some opposition in the Senate, former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ... 20 years after his assassination that Martin Luther King Jr. Day became federally recognized ...

Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., ... President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of King's legacy.