Martin Luther King Jr. Day as we know it today was first marked in Arizona in 1993. The NFL said it would return with a Super Bowl after voters passed the law. True to its word, the league brought ...

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his 'I Have A Dream' speech on August 28, 1963.

King was born on Jan. 15, 1929. MLK Day 2025: Where to celebrate Dr. King's legacy in metro Phoenix When did Martin Luther King Jr. die? King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine ...

Nowadays, many Arizonans get Martin Luther King Jr. Day off towards the end of January, but Arizona was the last state in the country to make MLK Day a state holiday, which caused some controversy ...

In 1991, Fast Day was abolished and replaced with Civil Rights Day, but it was not until 1999 that Civil Rights Day” became Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Still, the measure passed with a vote of ...

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The movement to carve out a day to honor King began shortly after his 1968 ...

As the U.S. observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, January 15, Bruce Springsteen has posted his own tribute to the late civil-rights leader in honor of the national holiday. The video is ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was marked today by the 38th Kingdom Day Parade in Leimert Park. Hundreds of people lined the parade route, with days of rain finally letting up and the skies clearing ...

Brevard honored Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday with a parade and other commemorations. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, also known as MLK Day, honors the American civil rights leader's ...