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Malcolm X is born
Malcolm X was born May 19,1925. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska. -
Malcolm X's dad dies
Earl Little, Malcolm's dad died. He was killed by a car fatally. -
Malcolm drops out of school
Malcolm's mom has a nervous break down and the children are split up. Malcolm drops out of school after 8th grade. -
Malcolm is ordered to register for military
In 1943, the U.S draft, ordered little to register for military service, he later recalled that he out on a display to avoid the draft by saying he was crazy. -
Malcolm X is arrested for burglary
In the late 1945's to early 1946, Little returned to Boston. With a group of associates he began a series of elaborate burglaries targeting the residences if the wealthy. -
Malcolm Little changes surname to "X"
In 1952, after his release from prison, Little visited Elijah Muhammad in Chicago, Illinois. -
Malcolm X is paroled and released from prison
H e stayed in contact with Elijah Muhammad the Nation of Islam's leader .Malcolm was transferred to an experimental prison in Norfolk Massachusetts that held a much larger library. On August 7 he was releases and received parole. -
Malcolm X marries Betty Sanders
on January 14, 1958 Malcolm X married Betty X in Lansing,Michigan, The two had been friends for a year, got married and had 6 daughters. -
The Nation of Islam make threats against Malcolm X
He spoke at regular meetings of Muslim Mosque and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. He was one of the most sought-after speakers on college campuses. The nation of islam and its leaders began making threats against Malcolm X both in private and in public. Elijah Muhammad told Boston minister Louis X that hypocrites like Malcolm should have their head cut off. -
Malcolm X announces his break from the Nation Of Islam
On March 8,1964 Malcolm X publicly announced his break from the Nation of Islam. He said that he was still a muslim. but he felt the nation of islam had gone as far as it can because of its rigid religious teachings. -
Malcolm X meets with Martin Luther King Jr.
after leaving the nation of islam, Malcolm x founded Muslim Mosque. He met Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington DC. after a press conference which followed both men attending the senate to hear the debate on the civil rights bill. -
Malcolms international travel
Malcolm X departed JFK airport in New York for Jeddah,Saudi Arabia. His status of an authentic Muslim was questioned by Saudi authorites because of his united states passport and his inability to speak arabic -
Malcolm X's house is firebombed
The nation of islam sued to reclaim Malcolm X's residence in Queens,New york. His house is firebombed by people who did not agree with everything he had to say -
Malcolm X assainated in Manhattans Audubon Ballroom
On February 21,1965, in Manhattan's Audubon Ballroom, Malcolm X began to speak to a meeting of the Organization Afro-American Unity when a disturbance broke out in the crowd of 400. A man yelled, "Nigger" get your hand out outta my pocket." A man rushed forward and shot him in the chest with a sawed-off shotgun. Two other men chared the stage and fired handguns. hitting him 16 times. Angry outlookers caught and beat on of the assassins as the others fled the ballroom. -
Malcolm X's Funeral
The number of mourners who came to the public viewing in Harlems Unity Funeral Home from February 23 through February 26 was estimated to be between 14,000 and 30,000 people. The church on fit 1,000 people.