The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year.. Here’s what to know about Martin ...

Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke of creating “the beloved community,” a society in which “men can live together without fear,” as he wrote in a 1966 essay.

In 1997, Bill Clinton was the last president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clinton noted that 34 years ago, King had shared words at the other end of the National Mall “that ...

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.

Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in jail for it.

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.

Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1966. Getty Images “So King steps up to the podium at Holt Street Baptist Church on Dec. 5, 1955 and gives this incredible speech, and it's the first time that most ...

More in the Sanitation Workers march, soon after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memphis, TN, April 1968. (Photo by Robert Abbott Sengstacke/Getty Images) Getty Images.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, speeches and acts of service. At 8 a.m., the MLK Breakfast will take place at the Julia T. & Charles W. Cherry Sr ...

On rare occasions, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day coincide. Former President Barack Obama’s inauguration for his second term fell on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.