LYNNWOOD—Join residents for an MLK Day of Service in Lynnwood on Monday, January 20, at 9 a.m. to pull invasive plants, help with trail repairs and tree planting along the Mesika Trail. To register for the event, click here.
Celebrated the third Monday of each January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983 and signed into law under Ronald Reagan. Though it was first celebrated as a federal holiday in 1986, many Southern states grouped the day with Confederate leader Robert E. Lee, since his birthday was on January 19. It was not until 2000, 32 years after his assassination, that Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed by every state in the Union.
Author: Lynnwood Times Staff
