Events from January 15, 2026 – February 4, 2026 – Page 18 – The King Center

List
Month

January 2026

January 15, 2026

History – First King Holiday Observance takes place at Ebenezer Baptist Church

January 15, 2026

History – TKC dedicates King Birth Home

January 15, 2026

History – TKC dedicates the permanent entombment of MLK

January 15, 2026

History – TKC’s Freedom Hall Complex is dedicated

January 18, 2026

History – 1st Federal Holiday (Publice Law 98-144) honoring MLK is held

January 27, 2026

History – Anniversary of the dinner at the Dinkler Plaza Hotel honoring MLK as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

January 30, 2026

History – Dexter Scott King is born in Atlanta

January 30, 2026

History – Coretta Scott King passes away in Playas de Rosarito, Mexico

February 2026

February 1, 2026

History – MLK is arrested during a voting rights march in SELMa

February 4, 2026

History – MLk delivers his “Drum Major Instinct Sermon” (his eulogy speech) at Ebenezer Baptist Church