Thursday, May 8, 2014

Top 10 Little Known Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr.

Top 10 Little Known Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr was a black American pastor. He is also a humanitarian and African-American civil rights leader. He was assassinated on April 4, 1968 in Memphis. Source : www.wikipedia.org

Now for this top ten post we are discussing some of the things or facts that not everyone known about Martin Luther King, Jr. Here they are guys.



TOP : 10
Fact : Martin Luther King Jr. Day was not recognized as a paid national day by all 50 states until 2000.
Source : TIME

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day



TOP : 9
Fact : The U2 song Pride (In the Name of Love) was written about Martin Luther King Jr.
Source : Post Chronicle

U2 song Pride (In the Name of Love)
U2 song Pride (In the Name of Love)



TOP : 8
Fact : Martin went to Morehouse College at the age of just 15.
Source : BBC

Martin went to Morehouse College at the age of just 15.
Martin went to Morehouse College at the age of just 15.



TOP : 7
Fact : He is the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35.
Source : Nobel

Youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize
Youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize



TOP : 6
Fact : He saved the original series of Star Trek by encouraging Nichelle Nichols, who played Uhura, to stay on the show.
Source : National Post

Star Trek - Nichelle Nichols
Star Trek - Nichelle Nichols



TOP : 5
Fact : Martin Luther King Jr. died at the age of 39. He himself predicted he would not live to 40.
Source : BBC

Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated



TOP : 4
Fact : He was the first black American to named TIME Man of the Year.
Source : Time

Martin Luther King, Jr. - TIME MAGAZINE
Martin Luther King, Jr. - TIME MAGAZINE



TOP : 3
Fact : Over 730 streets in the US are named after him.
Source : WS Journal

Martin Luther King, Jr streets
Martin Luther King, Jr streets



TOP : 2
Fact : He travelled 6 millions miles during his lifetime.
Source : Nobel

Martin Luther King, Jr. in India
Martin Luther King, Jr. in India



TOP : 1
Fact : Martin Luther King Jr. was born Michael King.
Source : Nobel

Born name - Michael King
Born name - Michael King



That's some of the top 10 facts that are little known about Martin Luther King, Jr.. Leave your comments below if you have some.

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