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MLK Day, United States presidential inauguration

Inauguration Day and MLK Day fall on same day in 2025. Here's the last time that happened

Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's Inauguration took place on Jan. 20, 1997.

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Is the stock market open tomorrow? Here’s what to know for Inauguration Day and MLK Day.

Monday will be an especially noteworthy day on America’s calendar — and it’s one that will be marked by various closings, including that of financial markets. For starters, it’s Martin Luther King Jr.

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Trump's inauguration falls on MLK Day. That overlap is pretty rare

Trump is only the third president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Due to the particulars of the calendar and the Constitution, the two events won't overlap again until 2053.

Long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it

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Why Martin Luther King Jr. Day Will Look a Little Different This Year

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive te

USA Today · 4d

Publix to the post office: What’s open, closed in Florida on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Monday won't only be Inauguration Day; it's also Martin Luther King Jr. Day. See what to know about holiday, as well as what will be open and closed.

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Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there

Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 years. It’s the only federal holiday where you take a “day on, not a day off.” In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into ...

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Black leaders in Boston urge solidarity and justice as Trump inauguration falls on Martin Luther King Day

With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration falling on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, members of the Black community in ...

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When is MLK Day 2025? How Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday became a federal holiday

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors ... And in 1979, on what would have been King’s 50th birthday, the bill came up in the House, but it failed ...

A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

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Denver, Aurora, Boulder prepare to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Denver's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday events are under way and are expected to draw tens of thousands in Denver. The ...

Costco, USPS, schools: A list of what's open and closed for MLK Day in Illinois

While most government functions will not be operating on Monday, most grocery stores, big box stores and restaurants will ...

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Here’s who is skipping Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday

Lawmakers plan to skip the festivities surrounding the incoming Republican president for various reasons, as Democrats lick ...

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