apr 4, 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated
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Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7:05 p.m.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 4, 1968
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~ 57 years ago