"Out of a mountain of despair, a stone of hope." Today we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later. This is the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., which opened to the public on August 22, 2011, after more than two decades of planning, fund-raising and construction. The Memorial is administered by the @NationalParkService and is part of National Mall and Memorial Parks (nationalmallnps). #washingtondchistory #washingtondc #SpreadTheHistory #historygirl #history #travelblog #travelblogger #blogger #blog #ushistory #americanhistory #ipulledoverforthis #explorewashingtondc #explore #goparks #visitdc #nationalmall #FindYourPark #myDCcool #nationalparkgeek #nationalparkservice #nps103 #martinlutherkingmemorial #mlkday #memorial #nationalmallnps #archi_ologie #sculpture (at Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7kA7Pnn1qR/?igshid=1r8peeq4mm61p