Today in History 04/04/18

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (center) stands with other civil rights leaders on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 3, 1968, a day before he was assassinated at approximately the same place (© AP)(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated
Visiting Memphis, Tennessee, to support striking workers, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is shot and killed as he stands on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. Months later, James Earl Ray will be charged with the murder.
Martin Luther King Jr., an American clergyman and civil rights leader, was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. He was rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital, and was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. CST. He was a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who was known for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience.
Date: Apr 04, 1968

Martin Luther King Jr
King in 1964
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(1968) Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated.
Also on this day,
1850 | L.A. becomes American
1873 | Kennel Club
1975 | Microsoft founded

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