Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day overlap for the third time in the history of the United States. Citizens across the country are in high spirits as they recall the efforts and sacrifices of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr Day coincides with Inauguration Day, marking a significant overlap on January 20, 2025. While the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump takes place in Washington, DC, the federal holiday leads to widespread closures across the country,

More than 2,000 people gathered for an annual breakfast Monday in Minneapolis to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the third Monday of January in recognition of his birthday on Jan. 15, 1929 — we revisit some of his most ...

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Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

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As with most federal holidays, a majority of banks and other financial institutions will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and won't reopen until Tuesday, Jan. 21. The U.S. stock market ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to remember King's life's work and his legacy on civil rights and social justice.

The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated.

Donald Trump 's inaugural event on January 20, 2025, not only marks his return to the oval office as it also coincides with the Martin Luther King Jr Day, which honours the legacy of the civil rights leader that pioneered racial equality in the United States.