Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life and impact ... On Jan. 12, 1987, Mecham rescinded a 1986 executive order by previous Gov. Bruce Babbitt to create the holiday after the Legislature ...

Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday ... order from former Gov. Bruce Babbitt that would have made MLK Day an Arizona holiday.

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther ... rejected a King holiday bill by one vote in 1986, Gov. Bruce Babbitt issued an executive order designating a paid MLK Day.

The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King’s ...

Brevard honored Rev. Martin Luther ... annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. peace march and service at Cocoa Riverfront Park. MLK Day at the Joseph N. Davis Community Center on Bruce D.

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 Luther ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated this year on Monday ... The Time is Now." Rev. Dr. F. Bruce Williams, senior pastor at Bates Memorial Baptist Church, is the guest speaker.