On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and ...
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that ... former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King ...
legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. Reagan's signing did not lead other Republicans to ...