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On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. -
Supreme Court rules racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional. -
Rosa Parks is arrested on Montgomery bus, Martin Luther King leads protests involving her, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott begins. -
Supreme Court rules bus segregation unconstitutional. -
Martin Luther King writes a letter where says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts. It's a classic example of civil desobidience. -
Martin Luther King deliveres his famous speech "I have a dream" at the Lincoln Memorial to 250,000 people during the March on Washington. -
After he numerous fights from Martin Luther King, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were signed. -
"I've Been to the Mountaintop" is the popular name of the final speech that Martin Luther King did at the at the Mason Temple (Church of God in Christ Headquarters) in Memphis, Tennessee. -
Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m at age 39. -
President Ronald Reagan declared January 15th as a federal holiday i honor to Martin Luther King.