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History – Voting Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson
August 06, 1965
History – The Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy opened up in Atlanta
August 12, 2007
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
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
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 – Anniversary of the dinner at the Dinkler Plaza Hotel honoring MLK as the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
January 27, 1965
History – MLK’s Funeral
April 9, 1968