1. Timeline of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Why are timelines important?

2. Timelines Help Us Put events in order. See the big picture. Focus on the main ideas. Provide facts. Give a beginning, middle, and end. Tell a story about someone's life.

3. 1929 Martin Luther King was born on January 15 th in Atlanta, GA.

4. 1947 Martin Luther King was ordained a minister.

5. 1948 King graduates from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., with a B.A.

6. 1953 Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Boston and married Correta Scott.

7. 1954 Martin became a pastor of his own church in Montgomery, Alabama.

8. 1955-1956 Martin Luther King led a boycott of the buses in Montgomery, Alabama.

9. 1963 Martin led a march in Washington on August 28 and gave his “I have a dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

10. 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize which was a great honor.

11. 1968 Martin was assassinated because some people didn’t like him.

12. 1983 The third Monday in January was declared an annual federal holiday by the United States Congress.