On the third Monday of each January the legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is honored with a national holiday. How much do you know about MLK?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a vegetarian. If you want to celebrate his birth date on January 15th, pass the lentil loaf -- not a steak!
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was honored and featured as "Time" magazine's Man of the Year in 1964 -- just one year after his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired many on various levels, but did you know he is the subject of the song "Pride-In the Name of Love" by rockers U2?
Can you recite the entire first sentence of the famous speech? If not, you can learn it today. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 while visiting the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. King once commented he wouldn't live to see the age of 40. He was a young 39 years-old at the time of his death.
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