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SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly 25 years after Utah leaders formalized the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a slew of activities are planned on Monday to mark the day and honor the civil rights icon.
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Salt Lake City’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day March & Rally kicks off at the University of Utah this afternoon. The march begins at the university’s performing arts ...
While MLK Day was approved as a federal holiday in 1983, Utah was the last state to recognize it, almost 20 years later. In 1985, Terry Lee Williams—Utah's first African American state ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Before the year 2000, the holiday that is now known as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was referred to as Human Rights Day in Utah.
In Utah, as we join in celebrating the country’s 39th national observance of MLK Day, which was also Dr. King’s age at the time of his death, these dual events can remind us of the power of ...
ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, equality and the Beloved Community that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his life ...
Meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which this year also falls on Jan. 20. Here's what to know about what's open or closed on Monday.
Trump's inauguration is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.This also happens to fall on Martin Luther King Jr. Day this year. What is a presidential inauguration?
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day fall on the same day. Here's what's closed on the holiday.
One of the oldest events in Utah to mark King, the MLK March and Rally, organized by the University of Utah as part of MLK Week activities, is set for Monday at 2:30 p.m.This year, the march, in ...
Monday, Inauguration Day, and MLK Day fall on the same day. Here is what you need to know. When is Inauguration Day? Inauguration Day is constitutionally mandated to occur on Jan. 20.