This resource is a comprehensive reference with information and lesson plans about the life and the legacy of Martin Luther King.Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an official holiday which has been celebrated on the third Monday of January since 1986. It is the first new holiday adopted in the United States since 1948, when Memorial Day was created as a “prayer for peace” day. It was one of three new holidays designated during the twentieth century, including Veteran’s Day, created as Armistice