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  2. Martin Luther King Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

  3. 1968 in the United States - Wikipedia

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    June 8 – James Earl Ray is arrested for the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in April. June 26 – Bonin Islands are returned to Japan after 23 years of occupation by the United States Navy. June 30 – The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy heavy military transport aircraft first flies in the U.S. This model will still be in service 50 years later.

  4. Timeline of African-American history - Wikipedia

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    April 3 – King returns to Memphis; delivers "Mountaintop" speech. April 4 – Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tennessee. April 4–8 and one in May 1968 – In response to the killing of Dr. King, over 150 cities experience rioting. April 11 – Civil Rights Act of 1968 is signed.

  5. Inauguration and MLK Day overlap for the third time ever ...

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    US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. waves to supporters on August 28, 1963 on the Mall in Washington DC during the "March on Washington", where King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream ...

  6. 1968 - Wikipedia

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    Lev Landau Martin Luther King Jr. Jim Clark. April 1 – Lev Landau, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1908) April 4. Martin Luther King Jr., American civil rights leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1929) Assis Chateaubriand, Brazilian newspaper magnate (b. 1892)

  7. Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Wikipedia

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    In Arizona: "Martin Luther King Jr./Civil Rights Day". [27] In Arkansas: it was known as "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday and Robert E. Lee's Birthday" from 1985 to 2017. Legislation in March 2017 changed the name of the state holiday to "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday" and moved the commemoration of Lee to October.

  8. 10 Surprising Facts About Martin Luther King Jr. - AOL

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    King reportedly donated the prize money, amounting to $53,123, to support the civil rights movement. He was named after Protestant reformer Martin Luther. King was born Michael King Jr. on Jan. 15 ...

  9. Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech: Full text - AOL

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    On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.