apr 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination
Description:
King was standing on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where he and his associates were staying, when a sniper's bullet struck him in the neck. He was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, at the age of 39.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 4, 1968
Now
~ 57 years ago