Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the United States, is observed on the third Monday of January each year, near the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15). The holiday celebrates the life and achievements of the civil rights leader and is a day of service and remembrance.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who became a leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the Montgomery bus boycott and his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. King was assassinated in 1968, but his legacy continues to inspire people around the world.