Martin Luther King Jr. By frannie.sanders Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Jr. is born. 1944 He begins college at Morehouse College. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/morehouse-college 1947 He becomes an ordained minister. Jun 18, 1953 MLK gets married to Coretta Scott. Dec 1, 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott takes place 1960 Protests (peaceful sit-ins and freedom rides) begin 1964 MLK gets awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/facts/ Jun 5, 1965 Graduates from Boston University with a PhD. Apr 4, 1968 MLK is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
