Martin Luther King Jr. By er03545 Jan 15, 1929 Born in Atlanta, Georgia Martin Luther King Jr is born at 501 Auburn Ave. in Atlanta, Georgia to Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King. Jun 18, 1953 Marriage to Coretta Scott https://www.brides.com/story/marriage-of-martin-luther-king-jr-and-coretta-scott-king Dec 5, 1955 MIA is formed. MLK becomes president. https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/montgomery-improvement-association-mia Feb 25, 1958 Is ordained and becomes assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/ebenezer-baptist-church-atlanta-georgia Aug 28, 1962 March on Washington and Delivers "I Have A Dream" Speech https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf6osaOmH5c Dec 10, 1964 Receives Nobel Peace Prize https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/facts/ Apr 3, 1968 Delivers final speech "I've Been to the Mountaintops" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixfwGLxRJU8 Apr 8, 1968 Shot and killed https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dr-king-is-assassinated