MartinLutherKingJr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLKDay will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a ...
Dr. MartinLutherKingJr. Day, also known as MLKDay, honors the American civil rights leader's birthday, although it rarely falls on that actual day. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, ...