Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and ...

Martin Luther King Jr ... first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, but the first observances didn't take place until three years later in 1986. Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

MLK's daughter spoke to Newsweek about the different trajectories of two Georgia natives, and how they aligned in the fight ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is about unity, the celebration of King’s accomplishments and continuing to dream of peace, said ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will mark the third closure of the year after closures for New Year’s Day on Jan. 1 and for the National Day of Mourning after Jimmy Carter’s death, which was ...

Next week, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term in the White House, and it will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

Flags, which were previously lowered to honor the late President Jimmy Carter, will return to half-staff from sunrise on ...