Martin Luther King Jr ... first made the day a federal holiday in 1983, but the first observances didn't take place until three years later in 1986. Former President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will mark the third closure of the year after closures for New Year’s Day on Jan. 1 and for the National Day of Mourning after Jimmy Carter’s death, which was ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster ...

President Jimmy Carter presents the Medal of Freedom here to Coretta Scott King, accepting posthumously for her slain husband, Martin Luther King Jr ... for the same day on purpose, "Sometimes ...

Next week, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term in the White House, and it will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... President Jimmy Carter tried to do ...

After Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at age 100, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation to lower flags to half-staff for the standard period. Inauguration Day, which coincides this ...

After Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec ... Inauguration Day, which coincides this year with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, falls within this period on Jan. 20. Due to the inauguration ...

Jimmy Carter's funeral ... Jan. 20 -- the day of the Presidential Inauguration-- the postal service will close in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. U.S. stock markets will also close ...

Flags have flown at half-staff for nearly 30 days following former president Jimmy Carter's death. Here is when flags return ...

Following the death of former President Jimmy Carter ... impacting garbage pickup in those cities include Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20 and President's Day on Feb. 17.