The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands across the Chicago area came together for the 36th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The DuSable Museum of African American History is holding its annual tribute to the Rev ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck ...

Monday, Jan. 20 marks a federal holiday, but it's not for Inauguration Day -- it's in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though King's birthday was on Jan. 15, the holiday honoring the civil ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as "a great ...

The first holiday of the year was just a couple of weeks ago, with banks and big retailers closed on New Year’s Day. Now, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is here — and it happens to coincide with President ...

Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his commitment to achieving racial justice through non-violent action. King shared the $54,000 monetary prize with other leading civil ...