However, the federal holiday is not celebrated on Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday, i.e., January 15. Instead, MLK Day is observed on the third Monday of the month to align with the birthday.

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is on Monday, Jan. 20. MLK Day always takes place on the third Monday of January since it falls near his birthday, which is Jan. 15.

King was born Jan. 15, 1929. In the years after the Civil ... legislation naming the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Day to honor the slain civil rights leader.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929 ... slain Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. in Jacksonville, Florida. MLK Day was designated as a national ...

Martin Luther ... in January and this year happens to be on January 20, 2025, where there is much reflection on what King contributed to racial justice and equality. Born on January 15, 1929 ...

MIAMI - Monday is Martin Luther ... civil rights icon. MLK Day, as it's sometimes referred to, is usually held on the Monday following Jan. 15, which would have been King's 96th birthday.