Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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U.S. federal holiday memorial day public holiday

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the struggle for racial equality and justice.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Martin Luther King Jr. Day canonical	3
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.	1
MLK Day	1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in the United States)	1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States	1
Martin Luther King Jr. Day observances	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1949551 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Context triple: [American culture, importantHoliday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day]

A. Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks Day is an American holiday that honors civil rights icon Rosa Parks and her pivotal role in sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and advancing the struggle against racial segregation.
B. National Medal of Honor Day
National Medal of Honor Day is a United States observance dedicated to honoring recipients of the nation’s highest military decoration for valor in combat.
C. Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May to honor and remember military personnel who have died in service to the country.
D. King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
E. Constitution Memorial Day
Constitution Memorial Day is a Japanese national holiday observed on May 3 to commemorate the promulgation of Japan’s postwar constitution and reflect on democracy and government.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Target entity description: Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday honoring civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his contributions to the struggle for racial equality and justice.

A. Rosa Parks Day
Rosa Parks Day is an American holiday that honors civil rights icon Rosa Parks and her pivotal role in sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott and advancing the struggle against racial segregation.
B. National Medal of Honor Day
National Medal of Honor Day is a United States observance dedicated to honoring recipients of the nation’s highest military decoration for valor in combat.
C. Memorial Day
Memorial Day is a U.S. federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May to honor and remember military personnel who have died in service to the country.
D. King's Day
King's Day is a nationwide Dutch holiday celebrated each April with street festivals, orange-themed festivities, and open-air markets honoring the birthday of the reigning monarch.
E. Constitution Memorial Day
Constitution Memorial Day is a Japanese national holiday observed on May 3 to commemorate the promulgation of Japan’s postwar constitution and reflect on democracy and government.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. federal holiday ⓘ memorial day ⓘ public holiday ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. ⓘ linked to: Martin Luther King Jr. Day MLK Day ⓘ linked to: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
associatedWithMovement	American civil rights movement ⓘ
associatedWithSpeech	I Have a Dream ⓘ linked to: "I Have a Dream" speech
banksOften	closed ⓘ
campaignLedBy	Coretta Scott King ⓘ
category	Holidays related to the civil rights movement ⓘ January observances ⓘ United States federal holidays ⓘ
commemorates	civil rights activism ⓘ nonviolent resistance to racism ⓘ struggle for racial equality ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
federalHolidayLawSignedOn	1983-11-02 ⓘ
federalRecognition	observed by federal government offices ⓘ
firstObservedAsFederalHolidayOn	1986-01-20 ⓘ
firstObservedAsFederalHolidayYear	1986 ⓘ
focusesOn	human rights ⓘ racial equality ⓘ social justice ⓘ
hasHashtag	#MLKDay ⓘ
honors	Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ
inspiredBy	Martin Luther King Jr.'s advocacy of nonviolence ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership in the civil rights movement ⓘ
lastStateRecognitionYear	2000 ⓘ
lastStateToRecognize	New Hampshire ⓘ
legalStatus	federal holiday in the United States ⓘ
mottoOrTheme	day of service ⓘ
observedIn	District of Columbia ⓘ U.S. territories ⓘ linked to: United States territories all 50 U.S. states ⓘ
observedOn	third Monday in January ⓘ
postalServiceStatus	U.S. Postal Service closed ⓘ
reasonForDate	Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday ⓘ
relatedToDate	January 15 ⓘ
schoolsOften	closed in many states ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy	Ronald Reagan ⓘ
stateAdoption	gradually adopted by all 50 states ⓘ
stockMarketStatus	U.S. stock markets closed ⓘ
typicalActivities	civil rights marches ⓘ community service ⓘ educational programs ⓘ interfaith services ⓘ public speeches ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American culture → importantHoliday → Martin Luther King Jr. Day ⓘ

Rosa Parks Day → relatedTo → Martin Luther King Jr. Day ⓘ

January → containsFixedDateHoliday → Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in the United States) ⓘ