Supporters, meanwhile, were still calling for federal holiday status. In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...
Coretta Scott King is known for being the wife of Martin Luther King Jr. But her legacy is one of an international fight for ...
In 1999, New Hampshire became the last state to adopt a holiday honoring King. Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as ...