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  1. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Martin Luther King Jr. DayUnited States federal holiday
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  2. Martin Luther King Day
    Jan 20, 2025
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    Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Wikipedia

    • Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and stat… See more

    Official nameBirthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Also calledMLK Day, King Day, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    TypeFederal
    DateThird Monday in January
    History

    The idea of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday was promoted by labor unions in contract negotiations. After King's death, Representative John Conyers (a Democrat from Michigan) and Senator Edward Brooke (a Republic… See more

    Alternative names

    While all states now observe the holiday, some did not name the day after King. For example, in New Hampshire, the holiday was known as "Civil Rights Day" until 1999, when the State Legislature voted to change the name o… See more

     
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