| 1929, January 15 |
Martin Luther King Jr. is born to Alberta King and
Michael King. |
| 1948 |
King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA. |
| 1951 |
King graduates from Theological Seminary in Chester,
PA. |
| 1953, June 18 |
King marries Coretta Scott in Marion, AL. |
| 1954, September |
King moves to Montgomery, AL. Kings Starts to
preach at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. |
| 1955 |
King graduates from Boston
University with a Ph.D. in systematic theology. |
| 1956, January 26 |
King is arrested for driving five mph over the limit. |
| 1956, January 30 |
King's house is bombed. |
| 1957, January |
A group of black ministers form the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference. |
| 1957, February |
King is named the president of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference. |
| 1957 |
In this year, King traveled 780 thousand miles and
made 208 speeches. |
| 1958 |
King's first book is published. While King is
promoting his book, Stride Toward Freedom, an African American woman stabs him. |
| 1959 |
Martin Luther King Jr. visits India. |
| 1960 |
King travels to Atlanta to pastor for his father's
church, Ebenezer Baptist Church. |
| 1962 |
King meet's with president Kennedy to urge support for
civil rights. |
| 1963 |
King leads protests against segregated department
store facilities, and fair hiring. |
| 1963, April |
King is arrested. Martin Luther King Jr. writes "Letter From Birmingham
Jail." This letter later became a classic of the civil rights movement. |
| 1963, August 28 |
King leads the March on Washington. Over 250
thousand civil-rights supporters attend. At the Lincoln Memorial, King delivers the
famous, "I Have a Dream" speech. |
| 1964 |
King's second book is published, Why We Can't Wait. |
| 1964, December 10 |
Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 1965, January 18 |
King registers to vote. King is assaulted by
James George Robinson afterwards. |
| 1965, February 9 |
King meets with President Johnson and other American
leaders about voting rights issues. |
| 1968, April 4 |
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, TN
by James Earl Ray. |
| 1986, January 20 |
The first national celebration of King's birthday as a
countrywide holiday. |
