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Named editors include Richard Hall (The Brief), Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs (Inside TIME), Eliza Berman (Worth Your Time), Philip Elliott (D.C. Brief), Justin Worland (Future Proof) and Harry Booth (In the Loop). Health Matters is written by TIME's health desk. #### How do I sign up for a TIME newsletter? Go to time.com/newsletters, choose the newsletters you want and enter your email address. There is no cost and no subscription requirement. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-network-2026q3/newsletters?i=84b39c32-f787-4869-b781-4b255e6d7794&cr=time-nl-network-2026q3-v1) ## Video: One Dream [Watch (HLS stream): One Dream](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/g59D85eG.m3u8) (2:10)  _Published 2013-08-09. To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech, TIME talked to 17 people who were at the march that day_ by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jan 17, 2020 10:12 AM UTC by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jan 17, 2020 10:12 AM UTC For over three decades, the U.S. has dedicated the third Monday of every January to the memory and legacy of civil rights icon [Martin Luther King, Jr.](https://time.com/5506808/mlk-color-photos-1964/) This year, Martin Luther King Day falls on Jan. 20, 2020 — the same date that the holiday was first observed in 1986\. King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, and would have turned 91 this year. To mark the holiday this Monday, parades throughout the country and the closure of many public services and stores. And many companies giving their employees the day off. Though federal offices and most workplaces will be closed for the holiday on Monday, many stores and restaurants will remain open for business. Here’s [what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2019](https://time.com/5499125/whats-open-and-closed-on-martin-luther-king-day-2019/). ## **What stores are open?** The following stores will be open, but may have different hours based on location. Check your local store for more details: Target Walmart Macy’s Stop & Shop Publix Wegmans Sam’s Club Lowe’s CVS Walgreens Rite Aid Whole Foods ## **What restaurants are open?** Most locations of the following restaurants will be open, but may have different hours. Check your local restaurant for more details: Chipotle Denny’s Dunkin’ Starbucks Subway Cheesecake Factory Applebee’s TGI Friday’s Ruby Tuesday ## **Is Martin Luther King Day a federal holiday?** Yes. Martin Luther King Day [became a federal holiday in 1983](https://time.com/3661538/mlk-day-reagan-history/) when [President Ronald Reagan signed the bill](https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-signing-the-bill-making-the-birthday-martin-luther-king-jr-national-holiday) into law. It was first celebrated on [Jan. 20, 1986](https://time.com/4632373/mlk-first-holiday-celebration/). ## **Are banks open on Martin Luther King Day?** The [Federal Reserve is closed](https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/k8.htm) for Martin Luther King Day, so most branches of national banks will be closed, but ATM machines should be accessible. ## **Is the post office open on Martin Luther King Day?** No. As a federal agency, the [U.S. Postal Service observes the holiday](https://about.usps.com/newsroom/events/). However, both [FedEx](https://www.fedex.com/en-us/service-guide/holiday-schedule.html) and [UPS](https://www.ups.com/us/en/help-center/shipping-support/operation-days/us.page) will be open. ## **Does the mail run on Martin Luther King Day?** Regular postal mail does not run on the holiday, but FedEx and UPS will be delivering. ## **Are schools open on Martin Luther King Day?** Public schools in the U.S. are closed for federal holidays like Martin Luther King Day, but private schools may have different schedules. ## **Is the stock market open on Martin Luther King Day?** All markets under the [New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)](https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars) are closed. ## Transcript Doctor Martin Luther King Jr ., said on one occasion, there is not anything more powerful than the marching feet of a determined people. [ NOISE ] [ MUSIC ] We would caravan from everywhere. We didn't have the money to go on the buses. So one of the guys said let's hitchhike for some 700 or so miles. Some came in cars trucks and buses and bicycles, rollerskates. And you could look and, look and see, as far as the eye could see there was just people. [ SOUND ] The pleasure to present to you, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [ NOISE ] Dr. King had collected a lot of social themes, and couplets, and words, and language, and he brought all the best of those years of speaking together in one and gloriously magnificent moment. I'm standing on the platform About fifty feet behind him. I kinda crawled up the steps and backed my way in. I concentrated on his words and what he was saying. And as I'm listening I see that he is reading. He starts off reading. And then at a certain moment Mahelia Jackson interrupted him while he's speaking. Tell him about the dream, Martin. Tell 'em about the dream. His whole body language changed. And he changed to what I call the Baptist preacher stance. 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