The King Center

History - TKC dedicates the permanent entombment of MLK
2027-01-15
January 15, 1977

History - TKC dedicates King Birth Home
2027-01-15
January 15, 1975

History - First King Holiday Observance takes place at Ebenezer Baptist Church
2027-01-15
January 15, 1969

History - MLK, Jr. Born
2027-01-15
January 15, 1929

History - TKC dedicates Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
2027-01-14
January 14, 1976

History - MLK, Jr,s remains re-interres at the current King Center
2027-01-14
January 14, 1970

History - Montgomery Bus Boycott ended
2026-12-21
December 21, 1956

History - Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. was born in Stockbridge, Ga.
2026-12-19
December 19, 1899

History - MLK received the Nobel Peace Prize is Olso, Norway
2026-12-10
December 10, 1964

History - The Montgomery Bus Boycott began and continued for 381 days. MLK accepts leadership and becomes the President of the Montgomery Improvement Assoc.
2026-12-05
December 05, 1955

History - Rosa Parks arrested for refusing to give up seat on bu
2026-12-01
December 01, 1955

History - MLK and CSK were reinttered together in a public ceremony
2026-11-20
November 20, 2006

History - MLK and CSK were reinttered together in a private ceremony
2026-11-17
November 17, 2006

History - Yolanda D. King is born in Montgomery, AL
2026-11-17
November 17, 1955

History - Revrend Martin Luther King, Sr. passed in Atlanta
2026-11-10
November 10, 1984

History - President Ronald Reagan signs bill designating a federal holiday honoring MLK to be observed on the third Monday of January
2026-11-02
November 02, 1983

History - Rosa Parks passed in Detroit, MI
2026-10-24
October 24, 2005

History - MLK III is born in Montgomery, AL
2026-10-23
October 23, 1957

History - The King Center breaks ground for Freedom Hall Complex
2026-10-18
October 18, 1979

History - President Obama spoke at the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
2026-10-16
October 16, 2011

History - President Jimmyb Carter signs legislation establishing the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historical Site & Preservation District
2026-10-10
October 10, 1980

History - The King Center initiates the Ghandi Birhday observance and opens the Ghandi Exhibit
2026-10-02
October 02, 1983

History - MLK is stabbed by a woman during his first book signing "Stride Toward Freedom" in Harlem, NY.
2026-09-19
September 19, 1958

History - 16th Street Baptist Bombing in Birmingham, AL
2026-09-15
September 15, 1963

History - Alberta William King was born
2026-09-13
September 13, 1904

History - Willie Christine Farris was born in Atlanta
2026-09-11
September 11, 1927

History - Congress passed legislation creating the Civil rights Commission and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice
2026-09-09
September 09, 1954

History - MLK became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL.
2026-09-02
September 02, 1954

History - The March on Washington & MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech
2026-08-28
August 28, 1963

History - The Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission is established and signed into law
2026-08-27
August 27, 1984
