The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen with the Washington Monument, during the 9th Annual Wreath Laying and Day of Reflection and Reconciliation, in Washington, Monday, Jan.20, 2020.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

San Angelo resident Dudra Butler is a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. Association, and said King's legacy should be honored with action, not just words. "As we celebrate him, I've been ...

Joe Biden made an appearance on Juneteenth in Texas at Galveston's Reedy Chapel, calling for the country to unify in ...

The 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. March/Parade and Juneteenth Celebration begins 10 a.m. Thursday in Knoxville. The parade will step off from Chilhowee Park and end at Dr.

1958: The last remaining Chicago streetcar made its final run. The last paying trolley customer was Al Carter. Carter was also the last customer at the 1933-34 Century of Progress, which was the ...

The St. Augustine Jewish Historical Society held its 13th annual ceremony on Wednesday, commemorating the historic moment when 16 Jewish rabbis were arrested for standing alongside Dr. Martin ...

For a brief moment, perhaps, it seemed as if the “ whirlwinds of revolt,” as Martin Luther King Jr. once prophesied, had finally shaken the foundations of the nation.

President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first term but now it's gone.

Deep snow, frigid temperatures, MLK Day celebrations, the Iowa caucuses. The days leading up to and after the fatal shootings ...

Gun violence is highest in Chicago’s poorest neighborhoods, where organizers say tackling poverty is the only way to create ...