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Long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King III says, on Trump's inauguration, there needs be to be a return of civility

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Detroit News · 1d

The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

USA Today · 1d

What is MLK Day? What to know about the federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

MLK Day & Inauguration fall on same day

newscentermaine.com · 10h

The history of presidential inaugurations on MLK Day

With the date of presidential inaugurations and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both set by law, the two have - and will - keep overlapping.

NBC Chicago on MSN · 1d

Is Inauguration Day always on MLK Day? Here's the last time it happened

Is Inauguration Day always on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day? While that happens to be the case in 2025, the occurrence is a rare, coincidental one.

LAist · 18h

Inauguration and MLK Day

Federal holidays collide in a rare overlap today, which is both Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The two events aren't expected to coincide again until January 2053, due to their particular requirements and quirks of the calendar.

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39th MLK Day sees public service events, celebrations across U.S.

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

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Why Martin Luther King Jr. Day Will Look a Little Different This Year

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive terms, much ...

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Trump inauguration and MLK Day: How social justice activists plan to remember the civil rights icon this year

"I just want to live in hope that some of the ideals of the late Dr. King might flow over into this new administration," said ...

Naples Daily News6d

Publix to the post office: What’s open, closed in Florida on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Here’s how to get tickets Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second ...

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Hundreds celebrate MLK Jr. Day in Seattle as Trump retakes office

Hundreds gathered Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at Seattle's Garfield High School, with an annual march ...

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Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration ...

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