It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

Here is what to know about what businesses and services that will remain open and which ones will take the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 falls on Jan. 20, 2025, this year. It is a federal holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., an activist and minister who is most famous for delivering his “I Have A Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.

Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States.

"I just want to live in hope that some of the ideals of the late Dr. King might flow over into this new administration," said one advocate.

For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held on the same day.

In these quiet ways — and others — people across the Washington region will honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday while thousands of others converge on the nation’s capital to celebrate President-elect Trump being sworn in for a second term.

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