Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.
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Inauguration and MLK Day overlap for the third time ever; When has this happened before?For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held on the same day.
Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's Inauguration took place on Jan. 20, 1997.
With the date of presidential inaugurations and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both set by law, the two have - and will - keep overlapping.
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.
Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...
The convergence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day invites reflection on shared ideals and how we can embody them in our own lives,” write three members of the Utah Martin Luther King Jr Human Rights Commission in an op-ed.
Federal holidays collide in a rare overlap today, which is both Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The two events aren't expected to coincide again until January 2053, due to their particular requirements and quirks of the calendar.
The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated.
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