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MLK is born
Born in Atlanta, Georgia to Martin Luther King Sr and Alberta Williams King -
Attends Morehouse College
Located in Atlanta -
MLK Becomes an Assistant Pastor
Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta -
Martin marries Coretta Scott
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House is bombed
No one is injured -
I Have a Dream Speech
Delivered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C in front of a crowd of 250,000 -
Man of the Year by Time Magazine
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Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
Wins the prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through non-violent means. -
MLK is assassinated
in Memphis Tennessee -
MLK Day becomes a National Holiday
Happens on the third monday of every January
