Martin Luther King Jr. Day facts for kids
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| Official name | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| Also called | MLK Day, King Day, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| Observed by | United States |
| Type | Federal |
| Date | Third Monday in January |
| 2020 date | January 20 |
| 2021 date | January 18 |
| 2022 date | January 17 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a US Federal Holiday. It commemorates civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. It is celebrated on the third Monday in January and is one of only four United States Federal holidays to honor an individual person.
President Ronald Reagan signed a bill, proposed by Representative Katie Hall of Indiana, to create a federal holiday honoring King. The holiday was observed for the first time on January 20, 1986. It is observed on the third Monday of January.
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Sign from 1969 promoting a holiday to honor the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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In honor of the Martin Luther King Day of Service, President Barack Obama serves lunch in the dining room at So Others Might Eat, a soup kitchen in Washington, January 18, 2010.
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A Martin Luther King Day march in Oregon
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