Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a public vote to do so.. In 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham fulfilled a promise to ...

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When Did MLK Day Become a Federal Holiday? AFP via Getty Images. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially established as a federal holiday on January 20, 1983.

How the idea for MLK day began. The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation was plunged into grief. U.S. Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, one of ...

Even then, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was met with strong resistance from some states; it wasn’t until 2000 that all 50 states recognized King’s birthday as a federal holiday.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a civil rights leader born on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Ga. He led the 1955 Montgomery bus boycott, helped organize the 1963 nonviolent protests in ...

How the idea for MLK day began. The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation was plunged into grief. U.S. Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, one of ...

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 20. In a rare occurrence, the holiday lands on the same day as the U.S. presidential inauguration , which hasn't happened since 1997.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on a Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of ...

When Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday and holiday roll around each year, one thing I love to see are photos of Dr. King simply living his life with joy. Playing pool. Sharing a laugh. We know ...

Arizona's path to recognition was particularly complex. In March 1986, Governor Bruce Babbitt declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day an Arizona holiday through executive order after the State ...

ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his teachings and work throughout the coming ...