MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general.

On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in order to remember and observe the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that ... former President Ronald Reagan signed it into law later that year. The first national holiday honoring King was ...

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.

Westport Country Playhouse, the Bruce Museum, the Ferguson Library, UConn's Stamford campus and Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art are hosting events.

The Sacramento region is honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with community events, marches, and celebrations throughout the holiday weekend.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. Here's what's open and closed during the national holiday.

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.

With the nation celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the 30th time Monday, members of the Montrose community thought it would be the perfect time to start a new,

President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration will be the first, in a century, to fall on a federal holiday: Martin Luther King Jr Day. Check details on date, time and where to watch