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

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades ... He was sentenced to 99 years in prison and died in 1998. ― USA TODAY, C. A. Bridges and Cheryl McCloud of ...

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in this modest Queen Anne Victorian in Atlanta ... In 1931, when his father-in-law died of a heart attack, he stepped up to take over his role. He ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to USA ... Johnson signed into law in 1968. King was born Jan. 15, 1929.

"I just never understood / How a man who died for good / Could not have a day that would / Be set aside for his recognition," Wonder wrote. Why and how do we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Related: In Honor of Black History Month, 30 Black History Facts You May Not Be Aware Of Born ... Martin Luther King Jr. would have turned 96 on Jan. 15, 2025. Coretta Scott King died on Jan ...

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away ... Johnson signed into law in 1968. King was born Jan. 15, 1929. The campaign for a federal holiday in ...