- On January 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.
- In 1955, at age 26, he was a leader in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- 1956-1963, Dr King was secretly investigated by the FBI.
- In 1963, at age 34, he gave his famous “I have a dream” speech in front of about 250,000 people who attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (other speeches can be found here).
- In 1968, King was assassinated, at age 39.
- In 1981, California declared King’s birthday a holiday.
- In 1983, Dr. ML King Jr.’s birthday was declared a national holiday.
- In 2011, a monument honoring him in opened in Washington, DC.
As we live through these sometimes difficult times, let us remember the amazing growth our nation has made.
