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Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, GA.
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On February 25, 1948, King becomes an ordained Baptist minister.
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King and family move to Montgomery, AL where he pastors a church.
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On December 1, 1955, King leads the Montgomery Bus Boycott which helps end segregation on buses.
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King leads the March on Washington and delivers his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.
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King leads protestors 50 miles from Selma to Montgomery.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN at the age of 39.