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January 15, 1929
On this day the great Martin Luther King Jr was born. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia. -
June 18, 1953
On this day Martin Luther King Jr got married. He got married to Coretta Scott. She was a musician and singer. -
July 23, 1957
On this day Martin Luther King Jr changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. So he was born as Micheal King Jr but changed it. -
October 19, 1960
Martin Luther King Jr was arrested on this day. He was arrested because he and 75 others went into a local department store and they wanted lunch counter service but they didn't get it. So they didn't leave the counter area and then Martin Luther King Jr was arrested along with 36 others. -
August 28, 1963
On this day Martin Luther King Jr made his very well known speech called the "I Have A Dream" speech. He gave this speech in the Lincoln Memorial where more than 200,000 people gathered to hear it. -
December 10, 1964
On this special day Martin Luther King Jr accepted the Nobel Peace Prize. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because of his leadership in the Civil Rights Movement. -
April 3, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr gave his "I've Been To The Mountaintop" speech on this day. He gave this speech in Tennessee. This was his last speech. -
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr died on this day. This day was very tragic. He was sadly assassinated.
