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He was born with the name Michael King Jr.
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King attemded Crozer Theological Seminary from 1948-1951
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King met his wife Coretta Scott when he was at Morehouse College in 1948.
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King attended Boston College from 1954-1955
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Montgomery Bus Boycott starts after Rosa Parks was arrested.
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The City of Montgomery banned segregated buses, letting blacks sit where they want.
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260,000 poeple of all races march on the nation's capital. King was the last person to speak when he gave his "I Have A Dream" speech.
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King became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
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Lyndon B. Johnson signed the act into legislation.
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King was assasinated when he was standing on the second story balcony of the Loraine Motel.