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Birth
Martin Luther King, Jr. or, Michael King, is born in Atlanta, Georgia -
Marriage
King and Coretta Scott get married at the Scott home in Alabama. -
Doctorate
King is awarded his doctorate in systematic theology from Boston University. -
I Have A Dream
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom attracts more than two hundred thousand demonstrators to the Lincoln Memorial. King delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Nobel Peace Prize
King receives the Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. He declares that "every penny" of the $54,000 award will be used in the ongoing civil rights struggle. -
Death
King is shot and killed while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
