Martin Luther King Timeline By 17mckerchered1 Jan 15, 1929 Martin Luther King Was Born Feb 25, 1948 Becomes Baptist Minister at 19 Jun 21, 1948 Graduated From Morehouse College Jun 18, 1953 Married Coretta Scott Oct 13, 1954 Becomes Pastor of a Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama Jun 5, 1955 Recieved PhD from Boston University Dec 1, 1955 Became Leader of Montgomery Bus Boycott The bus boycott, helped end the seperation of colored people and white people on buses Aug 28, 1963 Led March on Washington Martin Luther King led march on washington and gave his "I Have A Dream" and almost 250000 people listened to his speech in the capital. Aug 28, 1963 Made His Speech "I Have A Dream" Dec 10, 1964 Recieved Nobel Peace Prize Mar 21, 1965 Led Thousands of Protesters 50 Miles from Selma to Montgomery Apr 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Assassinated