Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 17, is a national holiday which means some institutions and businesses may be closed.

Designed to honor Martin, MLK Day became a federal holiday in 1983.

It falls on the third Monday of every January.

New Hampshire was the last state to adopt it as a paid state holiday in 1999, replacing the state’s optional Civil Rights Day.

It was the first federal holiday in the U.S. to honor an African American.

Martin Luther King Jr. is a minister and activist.

He became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968.

He participated in and led marches for blacks’ right to vote, desegregation and labor rights.

In 1955, he led the Montgomery bus boycott.

Dr. King also helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his: “I Have A Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

His speech is regarded as one of the finest speeches in the history of American oratory.

Are offices closed on Martin Luther King Day 2022?

City, county, state and federal offices are generally closed.

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