Here's what to know about the holiday in Tennessee. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. The holiday takes place on the third Monday in January, and has done so since it was ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Politicians and government departments throughout Tennessee have been posting messages and quotes for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

King was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Memphis where he was declared dead. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Tennessee: What’s open, closed? Will kids have school? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the ... and legacy have been held since his assassination in Memphis ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4 ... Mason Temple Church and was killed the next day. James Earl Ray was convicted of King's ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered ...

On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther ... following day, on April 4, King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

The Memphis Church Pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s Final Days Suffers a Devastating Fire MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for ...