In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging Americans to ...

The commemoration became a federal holiday in 1983 after Ronald Reagan signed the King ... overlapping with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration.

Jan. 20 will be a special day for many Americans. The inauguration of President Donald Trump will be taking place in Washington while the nation also celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... Museum of African American History and Culture. President Ronald Reagan ...

U.S. stock markets will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law on Nov. 2, 1983 ...

Martin Luther King ... holiday in honour of King. But it wasn't until 15 years later that civil rights activists continued to fight for this bill when President Ronald Reagan signed the King ...

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.