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Martin Luther King was born on January 15,1929 in Atlanta, GA
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MLK led the Montgomery buss boycott in the in December 5, 1955.
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MLK became the leader of SCLC or Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1957
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MLK won the Noble Peace Prize on October 14, 1964 when he was 35
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On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and mortally wounded as he stood on the second-floor balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day became an official American holiday in 1983. The day MLK day was chosen for was the birthday of Martin Luther King.
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