Martin Luther King was born on January 15 1929

Time Line

· January 15 1929 - Martin Luther King was born.

· 1953- 1955 - He earns a doctoral degree in Atlanta Georgia .

· 1956 - Dr. King house is bombed.

· 1958 - Dr. King is publishing his first book. Stride toward freedom.

· 1963 - Dr. King gives a speech called I have a dream at the Lincoln memorial.

· 1963 - Dr. King was given the Nobel peace prize.

· 1968 - King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

· 1986 - The first Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday was celebrated.