January 20 marks MartinLutherKingJr. Day, the federal holiday that honors ... And in 1979, on what would have been King’s 50th birthday, the bill came up in the House, but it failed ...
BillClinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on MartinLutherKingJr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive terms, ...