I believe the symbolism of that day is important enough that I will sign that legislation when it reaches my desk," Reagan said at the time, per the NMAAHC. The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King's ''I Have a Dream'' speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That changes ...

On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill declaring Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday. A staunch supporter of making this happen was Grammy-winning singer Stevie Wonder. In ...

On the one hand, it's the federal holiday to celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the other hand ... signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, and the first official ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1983, when it was signed into law by then President Ronald Reagan, and was officially observed three years later. It wasn't until 2000 that ...

Mississippi did the same in 1910. President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor the slain civil rights leader.

The challenges facing our nation are significant, and the solutions require collaboration, empathy and an unwavering ...

Organizations across the NYC area are marking MLK Day with special events honoring the civil rights leader's legacy.