On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what was to be his final speech, telling a rally ...

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States. All federal offices, including courts, post offices, social security offices and others, are closed. More: How to visit ...

Every third Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. is honored across the United States and around the world ... activities and other ways to commemorate MLK Day, both on Monday, Jan. 20 and ...

In observance of the federal holiday, the United States Postal Service ... overlapping with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration.

April 4th is the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. North Jersey residents ... the first to happen in the United States. It turned out that King was paying attention to their ...

MLK Day was approved as a federal holiday in 1983 and has been recognized in all 50 states ... Do United Parcel Service and FedEx deliver on MLK day? UPS is closed on Martin Luther King Jr ...