Inauguration Day and MLK Day fall on same day in 2025. Here's the last time that happened
Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's Inauguration took place on Jan. 20, 1997.
Civil rights activists call for action as King holiday and inauguration fall on same day
In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.
Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Day fall on the same day. Here's what you need to know.
This year's MLK holiday will coincide with President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. The last time Inauguration Day and MLK Day fell on the same date was in 1997 for President Bill Clinton’s second term. So, here is all you need to know about all the upcoming MLK events in Lafayette and what is closed in observation of the holiday.
Trump's inauguration falls on MLK Day. That overlap is pretty rare
Trump is only the third president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Due to the particulars of the calendar and the Constitution, the two events won't overlap again until 2053.
Black Marylanders celebrate MLK Day in the shadow of Trump’s inauguration
The two events are coinciding for just the third time since 1986, when the civil rights leader’s birthday was first honored as a national holiday.
Free admission, events to commemorate MLK Day
Northeast Ohioans are celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with various events across the area. Will schools close? Bitter cold expected next week This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday,
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Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s ...
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...
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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
Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 years. It’s the only federal holiday where you take a “day on, not a day off.” In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into ...
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Why Martin Luther King Jr. Day Will Look a Little Different This Year
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both ...
Publix to the post office: What’s open, closed in Florida on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Monday won't only be Inauguration Day; it's also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. See what to know about holiday, as well as what ...
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When is MLK Day 2025? How Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors ... And in 1979, on what would have been King’s 50th birthday, the bill came up in the House, but it failed ...
Alabama and Mississippi will also honor Robert E. Lee on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon ...
A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...
Are Illinois schools closed on Inauguration Day for 2025? What to know
Some businesses, including schools, will be closed on Inauguration Day, but it's not because its the day the President-elect ...