Martin Luther King Jr. was laid to rest in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail is published.
African American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'.
A bill to recognize Martin Luther King Jr's birthday as a national holiday passed the US Senate.
Martin Luther King Jr. posthumously received the US Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter.
