Here's what you need to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open on Martin Luther King Jr., Day this year.

Apart from the USA, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated in other countries, such as Canada, Israel, and the Netherlands.

As the nation pauses to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy to the United States, the stock markets in the country will close for the day. The New York Stock Exchange will close for a long weekend after normal trading hours on Friday,

Monday will be an especially noteworthy day on America’s calendar — and it’s one that will be marked by various closings, including that of financial markets.

The holiday falls on the third Monday of January. A bill to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday was introduced on April 8, 1968 — four days after King was assassinated, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching — a day to celebrate and recognize the life of the man who inspired the federal holiday. Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and where to celebrate in Houston.

Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a public vote to do so.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, meaning that these offices and agencies are to be closed Monday.