Happy B'day Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Today would have been Dr. King's 80th birthday.


Martin Luther King, Jr., was born Michael Luther King, Jr., on Jan. 15, 1929 in Atlanta.

In 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King.

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