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Michael King (Martin Luthern King Jr.) is born
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King begins his freshman year at Morehouse College
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King is ordained and appointed assistant pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church
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King and Coretta Scott are married at the Scott home near Marion, Alabama.
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King begins his pastorate at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
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Coretta King gives birth to their second child, Martin, III.
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King and other civil rights leaders meet with President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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King meets with presidential candidate John F. Kennedy.
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Dexter Scott, King’s third child, is born
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King is named "Man of the Year" by Time Magazine.
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King is arrested for demanding service at a white-only restaurant
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King receives the Nobel Peace Prize
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King’s book "Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?" is published.
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King leads a march of six thousand protesters
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King is assassinated at Lorraine Motel
"TIME Looks Back: The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr." by TIME staff
