Martin Luther King Jr. Day Jan 16, 2023

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

This striking memorial to Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr., displays 14 powerful quotes from his speeches and writings. The Inscription Wall, in Washington DC, lets the visitor browse the quotes without the structure of a timeline—the earliest quote dates to 1956 and the Montgomery Bus Boycott; the most recent is taken from Dr. King"s sermon at the National Cathedral in Washington just four days before he was assassinated.

© Ken Howard/Alamy

palette

Today in History

Jan 16, 2018Lionfish off the coast of Indonesia
Jan 16, 2019Up on the glacier
Jan 16, 2020In the valley of the doll
Jan 16, 2021Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
Jan 16, 2022Hot and Spicy Food Day
Jan 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
Jan 16, 2025Anniversary of Pinnacles National Park, California
Jan 16, 2026Leopard at Etosha National Park, Namibia

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Dec 19, 2025Bormio, Lombardy, Italy
Jul 19, 2023Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, China
Jun 18, 2025Pollinator Week
Feb 4, 2020Rock of ages
Feb 22, 2021Invisible no longer
Jan 15, 2021It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
Dec 7, 2019Remembering the Arizona
Oct 17, 2018Let’s talk fossils
Aug 22, 2024Ocean City, Maryland, at sunrise
Feb 5, 2019Welcome to the Year of the Pig
May 9, 2023A castle fit for a count
May 10, 2022Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Jul 27, 2019Longer days mean warmer sand
Jul 18, 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week
Jan 25, 2018Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
Apr 29, 2023Astronomy Day
Feb 16, 2021Mardi Gras flower power
Dec 10, 2018Feeling crabby?
Mar 14, 2021Perfect timing
Oct 24, 2022Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
Sep 26, 2021World Rivers Day
Dec 22, 2024Christmas tree at Crystal Pier, San Diego, California
May 21, 2019Salmon return to the Copper River
Jan 6, 2026Nuuk, Greenland
Jul 10, 2021Celestial Spain
Dec 30, 2023Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
Jan 23, 2020Across the great plains of Africa
Sep 30, 2024Walruses in Svalbard, Norway
Feb 27, 2020Three cheers for polar bears!
Apr 30, 2021The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte