On Monday, January 19th, the US Post Offices will be closed to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday, a national holiday. There will be limited or no retail service available that day.
Martin Luther King Jr Day is a United States holiday marking the date of birth (15 January 1929) of the Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. and is observed on the third Monday in January in each year.
This year Martin Luther King Jr Day will be celebrated on the day before the historic presidential inauguration of Barack Obama.