Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday comes the third Monday of January, the day is not just a day off of work, but has become a day for people to volunteer and serve their ...

Tolkkinen: It’s hard to find sympathy for the worst people in Minnesota. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic ''I Have a Dream'' speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.