Martin Luther King Jr.

Birth

Jan 15, 1929

Michael King a.k.a Martin Luther King is born on January 15, 1929

Education

Sep 20, 1944

King begins college at Morehouse University

King marries Coretta Scott

Jun 18, 1953

King marries his wife, Corretta Scott-King

First National Address

May 17, 1957

King speaks at Lincoln Memorial ("Give Us the Ballot")

Nobel Peace Prize

Dec 10, 1964

King is awarded Nobel Peace Prize

King is Assassinated

Apr 4, 1968

King is shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee at the Lorraine Motel