WASHINGTON — Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the annual holiday celebrating the birthday and legacy of the civil rights leader. The holiday is held on the third Monday in January each year and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January, creating the first three-day weekend of 2026. The day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shown in this photo headshoulders, alone. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive) Monday ...

The first federal holiday of 2026 is straight ahead. Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January - near the civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. It’s held on ...

Each year on the third Monday in January, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered with a federal holiday. The date was chosen to coincide with the civil rights leader's birthday, which falls on Jan. 15.

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...

Monday is a federal holiday.