U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan first proposed a bill on April 8, 1968, ... President Ronald Reagan’s signature created Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service as a federal holiday.

On April 3, he gave a speech at the Mason Temple Church and was killed the next day. James Earl Ray was convicted ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin ...