This statue is ‘Stone of Hope,’ part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial that opened in 2011 in West Potomac Park, Washington, DC. The title of the 30-foot granite sculpture comes from a line in King"s ‘I Have A Dream’ speech: ‘Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.’ Across the country today, volunteers will spend their day giving back in honor of Dr. King. His birthday was made a federal holiday in 1983, and in 1994 Congress designated the event as a national day of service, inviting citizens to observe the holiday by improving their communities.
A day of service for Dr. King
Today in History
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Irohazaka road
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We did not invent this, honest
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Castle on a hill
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Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
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Muniellos Nature Reserve
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New York City skyline
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International Womens Day
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Big sky at Big Bend
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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Festivus
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Methoni Castle, Messenia, Greece
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National Bison Day
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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A lunar lantern celebration
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
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Mount Sopris, Colorado
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Lantern Festival
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International Lighthouse Weekend
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Sweet! It’s maple syrup season
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National Moth Week
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Groundhog Day
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White Sands National Park turns 90
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Pretty in pink, and purple, and red…
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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A visionary artist paints his own garden view
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St. Patrick s Day