Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The MartinLutherKingJr ... as President RonaldReagan delivered a radio address denying ...
January 20 marks MartinLutherKingJr. Day ... former President RonaldReagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King was celebrated in 1986.
Then it took another 17 years for MartinLutherKingJr. Day to be recognized in all 50 states. Former U.S. President RonaldReagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law in 1983. As a ...
In 1983, President RonaldReagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. MartinLutherKing, Jr., encouraging ...
The annual day of remembrance for MartinLuther ... four days after King was assassinated but was not passed until 15 years after his death. On Nov. 2, 1983, President RonaldReagan signed a ...