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King Jr. asked that day in 1968. “It has failed to hear that the ... We did not think that [Martin Luther King, Jr.] would be coming to Ohio Northern University. A graduate of Boston University, a man ...

And young people — including three central Ohio high school students ... which also was the first year of the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929 ...

This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates ...

The federal holiday celebrates the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on civil rights and social justice.

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association Committee has been in communication with the city of Steubenville about putting up ...

Carla Clark | For The Republic Volunteer Varun Patibandla unloads food donated by Cummins at the United Way during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Columbus, Ind., Monday, January 20 ...

MLK Day open house at Ohio History Center in Columbus The ... a free public event in the afternoon in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Cleveland Orchestra will have a free MLK Community ...