Even the stock markets are shut down for today. Since 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been recognized as a federal holiday — after…
Even the stock markets are shut down for today.
Since 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been recognized as a federal holiday — after Congress passed a bill which designated the third Monday in January to be a day observed in his honor.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on January 21,2019, and celebrates the slain civil rights icon. On all national holidays, non-essential federal workers have the day off from work, and most government offices are closed. Most government services are not offered, either.
Because Martin Luther King Jr. Day occurs during a partial federal government shutdown, many places which families might have visited as a way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. are not open, including the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, Georgia — and the Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Site in Alabama.
