Timeline of the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

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1929

Martin Luther King was born on January 15th in Atlanta, GA.

1947

Martin Luther King was ordained a minister.

1948

King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., with a B.A.

1953

Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Boston and married Correta Scott.

1954

Martin became a pastor of his own church in Montgomery, Alabama.

1955-1956

Martin Luther King led a boycott of the buses in Montgomery, Alabama.

1963

Martin led a march in Washington on August 28 and gave his “I have a dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

1964

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize which was a great honor.

1968

Martin was assassinated because some people didn’t like him.

1983

The third Monday in January was declared an annual federal holiday by the United States Congress.