Many public institutions will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while some private businesses will remain open.

the Cabinet may – pursuant to a resolution it issues – transfer any of the public holidays referred to in Article (1) of this Resolution to the beginning or end of the week.” Article (1) in this ...

In the United States, federal holidays mark significant moments in history and culture. With 11 official holidays, these days ...

While schools for higher grades in some districts may remain operational ... government of Telangana has declared January 14 as a public holiday for Makar Sankranti. Earlier listed as a restricted ...

It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

James Earl Ray, a fugitive convicted of armed robbery, pleaded guilty on March 10, 1969, to the first degree ... campaigning for a holiday recognizing King and increasing public support with ...

The fight to create the holiday didn’t stop at the narrow vote. Coretta Scott King and others campaigned for the holiday and rallied the public ... the holiday. -USA TODAY Network contributed ...

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the ...

Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day fall on the same Monday this year — here’s how that may impact you.

A traumatizing video of a three-year-old being slapped by a teacher at Christ-Mitots School in Ikorodu recently went viral.