The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

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 ...

We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King ... to make MLK Day a holiday. The King holiday bill was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983. According to the National ...

On the one hand, it's the federal holiday to celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ... establishing the King holiday was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, and the first ...

The commemoration became a federal holiday in 1983 after Ronald Reagan signed the King ... overlapping with Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the inauguration.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr.

On the one hand, it's the federal holiday to celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ... establishing the King holiday was signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, and the first ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader. This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump ...

Trump expected to sign record number of executive orders on Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and was first observed in 1986. Since then ...

Martin Luther King ... holiday in honour of King. But it wasn't until 15 years later that civil rights activists continued to fight for this bill when President Ronald Reagan signed the King ...