Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

On April 3, 2024, the world celebrated the 100th birthday of Marlon Brando, one of Hollywood's most legendary actors and a passionate advocate for human rights, animal welfare and environmental ...

In honor of this monumental milestone, Mercy For Animals has produced a special short film, " Voices of Hope ~ Words of Wisdom by Marlon Brando," released on April 22 in celebration of Earth Day ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Protesters will fill the streets from Roxbury to Boston Common on Saturday, just as they did 60 years ago Wednesday, when ...

How egg-citing! Melania Trump hosted 147th White House Easter Egg Roll, a tradition dating back to 1878 during the presidency ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...

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. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ...

Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both fall on Jan. 20 this year. Since 1965, federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area are entitled to a holiday on the day a president is ...