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Martin Luther King Day 2012

Martin Luther King Day 2012

History of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. Date of birth: January 15, 1929
Martin Luther King Jr. Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Martin Luther King Jr. Date of death: April 4, 1968 (aged 39)
Martin Luther King Jr. Place of death: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Movement: African-American Civil Rights Movement and Peace movement
Major organizations: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Martin Luther King Jr. Notable prizes:

  • Nobel Peace Prize (1964)
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977, posthumous)
  • Congressional Gold Medal (2004, posthumous)

Martin Luther King Jr. Major Monuments

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial (planned)
Alma mater: Morehouse College Crozer TheologicalSeminary Boston University Religion: Baptist
Influences:

  • Jesus Christ,
  • Abraham Lincoln,
  • Theodor Herzl,
  • Mahatma Gandhi,
  • Benjamin Mays,
  • Rosa Parks,
  • Bayard Rustin,
  • Henry David Thoreau,
  • Howard Thurman,
  • Leo Tolstoy

Influenced:

  • Albert Lutuli,
  • Jesse Jackson,
  • Al Sharpton

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on 15th January, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Martin Luther King Jr. father Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and mother Alberta Williams King. Martin Luther King Jr.  married Coretta Scott, on June 18, 1953

Four children were born to Dr. and Mrs. King:

  • Yolanda Denise (November 17, 1955 - May 15, 2007, Montgomery, Alabama)
  • Martin Luther III (October 23, 1957, Montgomery, Alabama)
  • Dexter Scott (January 30, 1961, Atlanta, Georgia)
  • Bernice Albertine (March 28, 1963, Atlanta, Georgia)

Honorary Degrees of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded honorary degrees from various colleges and universities.

  • Doctor of Humane Letters, Morehouse College
  • Doctor of Laws, Howard University
  • Doctor of Divinity, Chicago Theological Seminary
  • Doctor of Laws, Morgan State University
  • Doctor of Humanities, Central State University
  • Doctor of Divinity, Boston University
  • Doctor of Laws, Lincoln University
  • Doctor of Laws, University of Bridgeport
  • Doctor of Civil Laws, Bard College
  • Doctor of Letters, Keuka College
  • Doctor of Divinity, Wesleyan College
  • Doctor of Laws, Jewish Theological Seminary
  • Doctor of Laws, Yale University
  • Doctor of Divinity, Springfield College
  • Doctor of Laws, Hofstra University
  • Doctor of Humane Letters, Oberlin College
  • Doctor of Social Science, Amsterdam Free University
  • Doctor of Divinity, St. Peter’s College
  • Doctor of Civil Law, University of New Castle, Upon Tyne
  • Doctor of Laws, Grinnell College

Awards of Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Selected as one of the ten most outstanding personalities of the year by Time Magazine, 1957.
  • Listed in Who’s Who in America, 1957.
  • The Spingarn Medal from the NAACP, 1957.
  • The Russwurm Award from the National Newspaper Publishers, 1957.
  • The Second Annual Achievement Award from The Guardian Association of the Police Department of New York, 1958.
  • Selected as one of the sixteen world leaders who had contributed most to the advancement of freedom during 1959 by Ling Magazine of New Delhi, India.
  • Named “Man of the Year, “ by Time Magazine, 1963.
  • Named “American of the Decade,” by the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Die Workers, International Union, 1963.
  • The John Dewey Award, from the United Federation of Teachers, 1964.
  • The John F. Kennedy Award, from the Catholic Interracial Council of Chicago, 1964.
  • The Nobel Peace Prize, at age 35, the youngest man, second American, and the third black man to be so honored, 1964.
  • The Marcus Garvey Prize for Human Rights, presented by the Jamaican Government, posthumously, 1968.
  • The Rosa L. Parks award, presented by The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, posthumously, 1968.
  • The Aims Field-Wolf Award for his book, Stride Toward Freedom.

Timeline of Martin Luther King Life

1929 Martin Luther King Jr. born on January 15, in Atlanta, Georgia 
1948 Graduates from Morehouse College
1953 Marries Coretta Scott
1955 Earns a doctoral degree
1956 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s house is bombed
1958 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. publishes his first book, Stride Toward Freedom
1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee
1986 Martin Luther King Jr. Day is declared a national holiday in the U.S.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is United States Federal Holiday. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed every year January, 3rd Monday. President Reagan in 1983, November 2nd signed a bill creating a United States federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. day is observed 1st time on 1986, January 20.

When Martin Luther King Day?

Monday, Jan 17, 2005 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 16, 2006 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 15, 2007 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 21, 2008 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 19, 2009 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 18, 2010 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 17, 2011 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 16, 2012 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 21, 2013 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 20, 2014 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, Jan 19, 2015 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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