“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.” -- Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1865.
Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.
The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general.
This year will mark the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday breakfast in Minneapolis. This year's breakfast will be held at the Minneapolis Convention center and feature a speech by NPR journalist Michele Norris and musical performances. Tickets are required.
National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., patrol the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Jan. 18, 2021. The memorial was closed to the public through Jan. 21 due to security concerns surrounding the presidential inauguration scheduled for Jan.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is tomorrow, and Kansas City is hosting a plethora of events in honor of the holiday.
This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates overlapped was during President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in January 1997, which also included both inauguration events and MLK Day commemorations.
With the threat of winter weather Tuesday into Wednesday this week, some schools are making the decision to close due to possible impacts.
Here's what you need to know about Monday's national anthem performer before the College Football Playoff championship game.
A freeze has bent the tradition of the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day parade before, but nothing breaks its spirit, according to those who organize it.