Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Since it's a federal holiday, some businesses and services may be closed. Here's what to know.

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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.