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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
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
History – Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. was born in Stockbridge, Ga.
December 19, 1899
History – Montgomery Bus Boycott ended
December 21, 1956
History – MLK, Jr,s remains re-interres at the current King Center
January 14, 1970
History – TKC dedicates Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
January 14, 1976
History – MLK, Jr. Born
January 15, 1929
History – First King Holiday Observance takes place at Ebenezer Baptist Church
January 15, 1969
History – TKC dedicates King Birth Home
January 15, 1975
History – TKC dedicates the permanent entombment of MLK
January 15, 1977
History – TKC’s Freedom Hall Complex is dedicated
January 15, 1982
History – 1st Federal Holiday (Publice Law 98-144) honoring MLK is held
January 18, 1986
History – Dexter Scott King is born in Atlanta
January 30, 1961
History – Coretta Scott King passes away in Playas de Rosarito, Mexico
January 30, 2006
History – MLK is arrested during a voting rights march in SELMa
February 01, 1965
History – MLk delivers his “Drum Major Instinct Sermon” (his eulogy speech) at Ebenezer Baptist Church
February 04, 1968
History – Coretta Scott King interred at TKC
February 07, 2006
History – MLK Featured on the cover of Time Magazine
February 18, 1957