It was an act of Congress.
It became a national holiday in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday.
In 1983, congress passed a federal holiday honoring King. The late Mrs. Coretta Scott King fought for many years for his birthday to become a holiday.
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Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday became a national holiday on November 2, 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed the bill. It is celebrated on the third Monday in January. President George H.W. Bush declared the day it is to be celebrated in 1992.
Martin Luther didn't become president.
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Rosa Parker inspired Martin Luther King Jr. to become a minister.
It became a national holiday in 1870 (June 26th)
Martin Luther King never ran for president.