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Timeline of some important events in Martin Luther King Jr.'s life.
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Martin Luther King was born on a Tuesday, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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King was ordained as a minister at age 19.
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After Rosa Parks was arrested. King was elected the President of the Montgomery Improvement Association which made him the official spokesperson for the bus boycott.
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King was arrested by police commisoner Eugene "Bull" Conner. During his 11 days in jail, King writes his famous "Letter to Birmingham".
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The March on Washington takes place, the largest civil rights demonstration in history, here, King delivers his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
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Dr. King led a march for sanitation workers that turned violent. It was one of the first times his events had turned violent.
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King was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennesee.
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Decades after his death, a National Holiday is proclaimed in King's honor.
