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Birth
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta Georgia. -
Graduation
Martin graduates Crozer College -
Marriage
Martin marrys Coretta Scott -
First Son
Martin's first son is born who is named Yolanda Denise King -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks is arrested for not giving her seat up for a white passenger. -
MIA
Martin becomes president of a group called Montgomery Improvement Association.(MIA) -
Bombing
Martin's house is bombed while he is at a meeting neither his wife nor his kid are injured. -
Bus laws
The supreme court declares that the segragation bus laws in Alabama to be unconstituitonal. -
SCLC
Martin is made the leader of the Southern Chistian Leadership Conference. -
Time Magazine
Martin appears on the cover of Times Magazine. -
Give us the Ballot
Martin does his first Address named "Give us the Ballots" at the Lincoln Memorial. -
meeting
Martin and Raplh D Abernathy meet witht he vice Richard Nixon to issue a statement on their meetting. -
2nd Son
Coretta and Martin have their second son Martin III -
Eisenhower
Martin and other civil rights leaders meet with President Eisenhower in Washinton -
First Book
Martin's first book "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story" is published. -
Stabbing
Martin is stabbed while doing a book signing at Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem, New York -
India
Martin goes to India and meets with the prime minister along with many of Gandhi's followers. -
Court
Martin is found not guilty to tax fraud with a white jury. -
JFK
President JFK is elected president of the United States of America -
I have a dream
Martin Delivers his famous I have a dream speech. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Martin wins a Nobel Peace Prize and vows to use the money award for his ongoing civil rights struggle. -
Islam
Martin meets with Islam Leader Elijah Muhammad. -
Assasination
Martin is shot and killed in Memphis.