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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed almost 60 years ago Friday. Here is a quick look into his life and remarkable legacy.

Dr Martin Luther King Jr, a pivotal leader in the American Civil Rights Movement, was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. His ...

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook ...

On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony of the ...

The King Center honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 57 years after his assassination with a wreath-laying ceremony in Atlanta.

The event was moved from its original January date because of cold weather then, but the new date coincided almost with the ...

Fifty-seven years after Dr . Martin Luther King Jr . was assassinated on that fateful evening of April 4, 1968, his voice ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she would peacefully fight her five-year ban from running for office and ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis ... police at Heathrow Airport and brought back to the United States. On Jan. 23, just three days into his second ...

April 4th has witnessed a series of pivotal events that have shaped our world in various ways.One of the most significant moments in history that took ...