Martin Luther King Jr. By Cesela15@rockets.rochester3a.net Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta Period: Jan 15, 1929 to Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life The major events and accomplishments in MLK Jr's life. Jan 1, 1944 Graduates highschool at age 15 Jan 1, 1948 Receives Bachelors Degree in Sociology from Morehouse College at age 19 Jan 1, 1953 Marries Coretta Scott (future mother of his 4 children) Feb 9, 1954 Becomes minister at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church Dec 1, 1955 MLK Jr. begins the Montgomery Bus Boycott Jan 30, 1956 Martin Luther King Jr.'s house gets bombed Apr 16, 1963 MLK is arrested and writes his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" Jan 1, 1964 Wins the Nobel Peace Price Apr 4, 1968 King is assassinated in Memphis by James Earl Ray
