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Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert E. Lee were born 122 years, four days and an ideological world apart. Confederate Army general Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807. Martin Luther King Jr In Tennessee, January 19 (Lee's birthday) was established as a holiday in 1917. In 1969, it was changed to a "special day of observation" in the state. Since then, state law requires the governor to proclaim each January 19 "Robert E. Lee Day". [3] [4] Texas made "Lee Day" a holiday in 1931. [5] In 1973, "Lee Day" was renamed Confederate Heroes In Alabama, celebrating Lee’s life is prioritized over King’s, while Mississippi tends to downplay Lee in official documents. These two states have celebrated Robert E. Lee Day since the 1800s, and began honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day in tandem since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed the national holiday into law. MLK Day would’ve remained in the same place and Robert E. Lee Day would’ve moved to the second Monday in October. Lee died on October 12, 1870. Will mail be delivered on Martin Luther King Jr Tennesee observed Lee's birthday from 1917 to 1969 when it was changed to a "special day of observance," but state law requires the governor to proclaim Jan. 19 as Robert E. Lee Day, along with Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally-recognized holiday to honor the life of the civil rights movement icon around his birthday, January 15. In Alabama and Mississippi, it’s also Robert E. Lee Day, honoring the famed Civil War general of the Confederacy whose birthday falls just days later on January 19. -- The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi , Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day Many Mississippians are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as both a federal and state holiday. But in Mississippi, Monday is also a holiday honoring someone else: Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general. Mississippi is one of just two states — along with neighboring Alabama — that officially honors Lee on the shared holiday. Two states still observe King-Lee Day, honoring Robert E. Lee with MLK Alabama and Mississippi jointly celebrate the civil rights hero and the Confederate general January 16, 2023 On Robert E. Lee Day, certain states to the South of the U.S. honor and commemorate the famous Confederate general Robert E. Lee on his birthday on January 19. As January hosts two famous state holidays — the other being Martin Luther King Day — some states decided to merge the two events and celebrate both on the third Monday in January. According to WBHM, Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by Southern states in the years and decades following the Civil War, but eventually was abandoned by most after President Ronald The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Robert E. Lee’s Birthday 2025, 2026 and 2027. Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas observe a state-level holiday of Robert E. Lee’s Birthday on the third Monday in January, coinciding with Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. In 2025, Robert E. Lee’s Birthday falls on 20 January. In 2026 it will be observed on 19 January. The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day — a federally-recognized holiday to honor the life of the civil rights movement icon around his birthday, January 15. In Alabama and Mississippi, it’s also Robert E. Lee Day, honoring the famed Civil War general of the Confederacy whose birthday falls just days later on January 19. The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Florida used to celebrate Robert E. Lee Day on January 19th but moved it to the third Monday in January to coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Robert E. Lee was born in 1807 in Stratford Hall, Virginia. When is Robert E. Lee's Birthday? Robert E. Lee's actual birthday is January 19, 1807, and his birthday is officially commemorated on or near this date. In the states of Alabama and Mississippi, Robert E. Lee's Birthday is celebrated on the third Monday in January, the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King-Lee Day origins. King-Lee Day was originally celebrated as Robert E. Lee Day in Virginia, the general's home state, beginning in 1889. But the commemorative state holiday would change for Virginians in 1904 to Lee-Jackson Day, celebrating both Lee and another Confederate general, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, whose birthday falls on Jan. 21, according to WBHM. Robert E. Lee Day was first celebrated in Virginia, Lee’s home state, in 1889. This day was changed to Lee-Jackson Day in 1904 to also honor another Confederate general — Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson. However, after President Ronald Reagan declared Martin Luther King Jr. a national holiday in 1983, the state started celebrating Lee
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