Monday January 16 is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As the third Monday of January, it is the day that has been set aside to commemorate his life, legacy and all that he fought for. The holiday was first observed in 1986 after the passing of 1983 legislation recognizing it as a federal holiday. In 1994, Congress passed the King Holiday and Service Act, recognizing MLK Day as a day of service. Each year thousands of people around the nation spend the third Monday of January p