In 1983, President Ronald Reagan’s signature created Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service as a federal holiday. The only national day of service, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated ...

That happened in 1986, when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday—largely due to Coretta’s persistence, a fact his daughter Bernice doesn ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed ...

Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., ... President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making the third Monday in January a federal holiday in observance of King's legacy.

Time Studios and Stevie Wonder’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound are partnering to produce a feature doc chronicling the cultural, political, ...

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year.. Here’s what to know about Martin ...

Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, ... Ronald Reagan was opposed to a Martin Luther King holiday.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. ... After years of lobbying, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill into law on November 2, 1983.

His enduring legacy was memorialized when Republican President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday bill in 1983, and again during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011.

In 1983, after 15 years of tireless campaigning, her efforts paid off when President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law, officially declaring the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King Jr ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honors the pastor and civil rights activist on what would be his 96th birthday. ... Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, ...