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What is MLK Day? What to know about the federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday at events around the nation.
The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism through nonviolence earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, is the only non-president with a federal holiday named in his honor.
Every year on MLK Day, the federal government closes and citizens across the U.S. take part in a day of service.
Here’s everything to know about MLK Day, including how it became a federal holiday.
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When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
This year, that day is Jan.
20.
The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929.
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