The federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. takes place on the third Monday of January each year. That day was chosen because it’s close to King’s actual birthday, January 15.

Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. Here's what to know about MLK Day, Inauguration Day and why the two are being observed on the same day in 2025.

The MLK Parade is a Mardi Gras-style event featuring floats from local businesses, churches, organizations, school bands and elected officials.

MLK Day 2025 falls on Monday, Jan. 20, which in 2025, also falls on Inauguration Day. Eleven year old Corey Rogers and five-year-old Anthony Pimenta look through a book chronicling Martin Luther ...

On Jan. 20, the U.S. will recognize two federal holidays, MLK Day and Inauguration Day. Here's what all will be closed in observance of the holidays.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The holiday takes place on the third Monday in January, and has done so since it was first observed.

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 ...

MLK Day 2025 falls on Monday, Jan. 20, which in 2025, also falls on Inauguration Day. Major banks will be closed on MLK Day. MLK Day is considered a federal holiday, and as such, ...

The MLK commemoration on the third Monday in January. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while on the balcony of his room at the Lorraine Motel, when he was only 39 years old.

January's federal holidays. Here are the dates of January's federal holidays, according to the OPM: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day; Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.

The 35th Annual MLK March of Resistance in Newark on Saturday, January 18, 2025.Get Photo The 35th Annual MLK March of Resistance in Newark on Saturday, January 18, 2025.Get Photo Cliff Arrington ...

Donald Trump's speech in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, featured a larger crowd than did Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.