In 1997, Bill Clinton was the last president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Clinton noted that 34 years ago, King had shared words at the other end of the National Mall “that ...
In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in 1997, when President Bill Clinton took the oath of office. Monday ...
Zoom in: It's the third time Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day have overlapped. Former President Bill Clinton's 1997 inauguration was the first, and former President Barack Obama's ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been celebrated on the third Monday in January since its establishment in 1983, while Inauguration Day has been set as Jan. 20 since 1937. In 1997, Bill Clinton was ...
This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates ...
ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches ... Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama each were sworn in for their second terms on ...
The date was Aug. 28, 1963. An estimated quarter of a million people came to Washington D.C. on a sun-filled day to march for jobs and civil rights. The peaceful protest culminated with the Rev ...