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Martin Luther King, Jr. was born
Martin Luther King, Jr was born January 15th, 1929 at noon. His parents were The Reverend and Mrs. Martin Luther King, Sr. They lived in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Graduated High-School
In 1944 Martin Luther King, Jr. graduated high school and started college at Moorehouse College when he was 15 years old. -
Graduates from Moorehouse College
Martin Luther King, Jr graduated from Moorehouse College and he became a minister on February 25, 1948 when he was only 19 years old. -
Got Married
Martin Luther King, Jr married Coretta Scott and moved to Montgomery, Alabama. -
Joins the Bus Boycott
Martin Luther King, Jr joined the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1st, 1955. -
The Bus Boycott was Successful
The Supreme Court ruled that bus segregation is illegal meaning that Martin Luther King, Jr and everyone who participated in the boycott won. -
Goes to India
Martin Luther King, Jr went to India to study Mohandas Gandhi's ideas of nonviolence. -
I Have a Dream Speech
Martin Luther King, Jr and 250,000 other people joined the March on Washington where MLK Jr. gave his famous I Have a Dream speech. -
Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. King is the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Peace at age 35. -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a National Holiday
On November 2nd, 1986 it is announced there is now a national holiday known as Martin Luther King Jr Day, and it is still celebrated to this day.
