{"id":11948,"date":"2026-06-03T20:32:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11948"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:32:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:32:06","slug":"muhammad-alis-hometown-in-kentucky-honors-his-legacy-with-a-new-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11948","title":{"rendered":"Muhammad Ali\u2019s hometown in Kentucky honors his legacy with a new holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p><strong>By DYLAN LOVAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) \u2014 Muhammad Ali\u2019s hometown honored his legacy on the 10-year anniversary of his death by recalling the unity that brought people around the world together to mourn his passing.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11944\">Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Muhammad Ali Center, founded by Ali and his wife, Lonnie, held a remembrance ceremony Wednesday morning and launched a new annual event called the \u201cDay of Compassion,\u201d to encourage volunteer work and small acts of caring.<\/p>\n<p>After his death in 2016, tens of thousands of people flocked to the streets to see Ali\u2019s funeral procession. World leaders, athletes and celebrities came to Louisville to pay their respects to the boxing legend known as \u201cThe Greatest.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lonnie Ali greets visitors to the Muhammad Ali Center for...\" class=\"wp-image-11946\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a8ba0a303e876dc10750ea697a44a6cc-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a8ba0a303e876dc10750ea697a44a6cc-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a8ba0a303e876dc10750ea697a44a6cc-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a8ba0a303e876dc10750ea697a44a6cc-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a8ba0a303e876dc10750ea697a44a6cc-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a8ba0a303e876dc10750ea697a44a6cc.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Lonnie Ali greets visitors to the Muhammad Ali Center for an Ali remembrance on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Louisville, Ky.(AP Photo\/Dylan Lovan)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"FILE \u2013 Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger...\" class=\"wp-image-11947\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e6e66838ffad1192d436f9aed99217-1024x694.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e6e66838ffad1192d436f9aed99217-1024x694.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e6e66838ffad1192d436f9aed99217-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e6e66838ffad1192d436f9aed99217-768x520.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e6e66838ffad1192d436f9aed99217-1536x1041.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e6e66838ffad1192d436f9aed99217.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>FILE \u2013 Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw on May 25, 1965, in Lewiston, Maine. (AP Photo\/John Rooney, file)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Lonnie Ali greets visitors to the Muhammad Ali Center for an Ali remembrance on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in Louisville, Ky.(AP Photo\/Dylan Lovan)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFor one remarkable week, the eyes of the world turned on our city,\u201d former Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said. \u201cMore than 100,000 people lined the streets during the procession, holding hands and chanting \u2018Ali! Ali!\u2019 You could hear it all over the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ali, who grew up in a modest, two-bedroom west Louisville home, became one of the world\u2019s most famous athletes, winning the heavyweight title three times, along with an Olympic gold medal.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11942\">World Athletics honors track and field promoter Al Franken<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world knew Muhammad as \u2018The Greatest,\u2019 but those of us who knew Muhammad understood something much deeper,\u201d Lonnie Ali said Wednesday during the hourlong event. \u201cHis greatness did not come from what he achieved for himself. His greatness came from the way he treated those around him and how he uplifted them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former President Bill Clinton and actor Billy Crystal spoke at Ali\u2019s funeral, and Will Smith, who portrayed Ali in a 2001 movie, was a pallbearer.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The outpouring of love for Ali at his hometown funeral service was livestreamed to millions around the world. Earlier this year, Ali\u2019s face graced a U.S. Postal Service stamp for the first time, showing his enduring influence.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=11940\">Dot Cakes, TikTok\u2019s latest dessert obsession, arrive in Orange Couinty<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Louisville honors Muhammad Ali\u2019s legacy with a ceremony and new &#8220;Day of Compassion&#8221; event on the 10th anniversary of his death in 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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