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MLK Day Timeline: How the Martin Luther King Jr. birthday became a holiday
Martin Luther King Jr., gives his "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd before the Lincoln Memorial during the Freedom March in Washington, DC, on August 28, 1963.
The widely quoted speech became one of his most famous.
ATLANTA - It's been almost 54 years since the world tragically lost Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to violence. Each year in January, the United States remembers the civil rights leader with a day in Dr.
King's honor.
Though Dr. King lost his life in April 1968, it would be 15 years before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day would be declared a federal holiday, and another three years before it would be observed.
MLK DAY KING CENTER CELEBRATION: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
For Millennials and Gen Z, who grew up with educational films like "Our Friend, Martin" in school, it's hard to imagine not having a day dedicated to the civil rights champion.
But the story of how MLK Day went from concept to fruition, like its namesake, is a story of perseverance.
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