Martin Luther King Jr. was laid to rest in Atlanta, Georgia.
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US President Jimmy Carter expressed his support for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday.
Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail is published.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially made a federal US holiday.
Martin Luther King's son met the man convicted of killing his father, James Earl Ray.
Martin Luther King Jr. writes 'Letter from a Birmingham Jail'.
