Trivias Of Martin Luther King Jr.
- Won Nobel Peace Prize on December 10, 1964.
- Was stabbed in 1958 while promoting his book, "Stride Toward Freedom".
- Became pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1960.
- Earned Ph.D. in systematic theology in 1955.
- Pictured on a 15¢ US commemorative postage stamp in the Black Heritage USA series, issued 13 January 1979.
- Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" (1963).
- Among his personal, non-violent reform heroes was Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948).
- At age thirty-five,He was the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace prize.This record was surpassed by Betty Williams in 1977 who was thirty-three.
- During the funeral, his casket was pulled by a mule-driven cart down Atlanta's main street.
- On King's 60th birthday in 1988, the U.S. government unveiled a statue memorial of his likeness, to commemorate the progress of civil rights.
