It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, let's reflect on how each of us can live our lives with a spirit of peace and unity.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Or should we say happy ... The three presidents before Donald Trump who had Inauguration Day events on MLK Day Ronald Reagan was sworn in on Sunday, Jan. 20 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the ... This year, the holiday will also coincide with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in ...

Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal ... President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983 ...

Martin Luther ... King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to recognize it, according to Smithsonian.com. On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed ...

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday.

Mississippi did the same in 1910. President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader. States slowly added the day to their roster of state holidays.

Then it took another 17 years for Martin Luther King Jr. Day to be recognized in all 50 states. Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law in 1983. As a federal ...

Kennedy is facing a predictably skeptical reception from both sides of the polis he pursues a bid to become HHS Secretary

Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, writes John Hope Bryant