Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday. This means many government offices are closed on the day, while some private businesses may shut. Back in 1984 on August 27, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration marred by gunfire in Florida Eight people were shot and four others were injured while fleeing the scene at the 772 MLK Car Show & Family Fun Day in Fort ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated annually on the third Monday in January to mark the late activist’s birthday. In 2025, the holiday falls on January 20, the same day typically set aside ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of an icon of America's civil rights movement, is this month. The holiday, observed annually on the third Monday of ...

UPS is closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but UPS Express Critical service will still be available. Limited UPS Store locations may be open; so be sure to check with your local store.

But Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January due to the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which former President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law in 1968.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Tennessee: What’s open, closed? Will kids have school? Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day — celebrated on the third Monday of every January — is a federal holiday. The civil rights leader may be most remembered for his iconic "I Have a Dream" address at ...

Most restaurants, stores and shopping malls are open regular hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and offer special MLK Day sales. Syracuse’s Destiny USA will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Long before Martin Luther King Day was a thing of pageants, speeches and photo ops — long before it was a thing at all — Al Holmes had his own celebration. On that day, Jan. 15, he and his ...