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History – Official opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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History – Official opening of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
August 22, 2011
History – The King Center, under the leadership of CSK, spearheads the 20th Anniversary of the March on Washington
August 27, 1983
History – The Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission is established and signed into law
August 27, 1984
History – The March on Washington & MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech
August 28, 1963
History – MLK became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL.
September 02, 1954
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History – Congress passed legislation creating the Civil rights Commission and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
September 09, 1954
History – Willie Christine Farris was born in Atlanta
September 11, 1927
History – Alberta William King was born
September 13, 1904
History – 16th Street Baptist Bombing in Birmingham, AL
September 15, 1963
History – MLK is stabbed by a woman during his first book signing “Stride Toward Freedom” in Harlem, NY.
September 19, 1958
History – The King Center initiates the Ghandi Birhday observance and opens the Ghandi Exhibit
October 02, 1983
History – President Jimmyb Carter signs legislation establishing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historical Site & Preservation District
October 10, 1980
History – President Obama spoke at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
October 16, 2011
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History – The King Center breaks ground for Freedom Hall Complex
October 18, 1979
History – MLK III is born in Montgomery, AL
October 23, 1957
History – Rosa Parks passed in Detroit, MI
October 24, 2005
History – President Ronald Reagan signs bill designating a federal holiday honoring MLK to be observed on the third Monday of January
November 02, 1983
History – Revrend Martin Luther King, Sr. passed in Atlanta
November 10, 1984
History – Yolanda D. King is born in Montgomery, AL
November 17, 1955
History – MLK and CSK were reinttered together in a private ceremony
November 17, 2006
History – MLK and CSK were reinttered together in a public ceremony
November 20, 2006
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History – Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up seat on bu
December 01, 1955
History – The Montgomery Bus Boycott began and continued for 381 days. MLK accepts leadership and becomes the President of the Montgomery Improvement Assoc.
December 05, 1955
History – MLK received the Nobel Peace Prize is Olso, Norway
December 10, 1964