Timeline of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life By peribanou Jan 15, 1929 Born in Atlanta, Geogia 1954 Becomes minister of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama Dec 1, 1955 Rosa Parks gets arrested for refusing to vacate her seat on a montgomery bus for a white passenger Dec 5, 1955 King leads boycott of segregated Montgomery buses 1956 U.S. Supreme Court ruling prompts Montgomery to desegregate buses 1956 King's house is bombed 1960 King is arrested and put into jail during anti-segregational protests in Birmingham Aug 28, 1963 Delivers his famous "I have a dream " speech at Lincoln Memorial to over 200,000 demonstrators at the March on Washington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyI1LMmV3V0 Oct 14, 1964 King receives Nobel Peace Prize Apr 4, 1968 King is assassinated in Memphis 1983 Third Monday in January declared an annual federal holiday by U.S. Congress to honour the life and work of Martin Luther KIng
