U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan first proposed a bill on April 8, 1968, ... President Ronald Reagan’s signature created Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service as a federal holiday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... Representative John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, introduced legislation for a federal holiday shortly after King Jr.'s death. The bill did not gain immediate ...

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 It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an annual federal holiday to ... Only a few days after his death, Congressman John Conyers proposed legislation to create a national holiday in honour of King.

On April 3, he gave a speech at the Mason Temple Church and was killed the next day. James Earl Ray was convicted ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King ... MLK day began The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation was plunged into grief. U.S. Democratic Rep. John Conyers ...