Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King while he was standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, TN. The ensuing manhunt would last more than two months and span five ...

A list of events to honor Martin Luther King Jr. around the federal and West Virginia holiday on Jan. 20, 2025.

More than fifty years ago, James Earl Ray, after driving his white Ford Mustang from Atlanta, checked into the New Rebel Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. Days before the trip, Ray had purchased a ...

This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. More than ...