Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January. He was born on January 15, 1929.
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![An undated file photo of Martin Luther King Jr.](https://gdb.voanews.com/28ceb32d-9477-44e2-be53-9a26bbf74df6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An undated file photo of Martin Luther King Jr.
![Martin Luther King Jr. attends a news conference in Birmingham, Alabama, May 9, 1963.](https://gdb.voanews.com/aa22735b-fa07-40ad-98f0-8c6750334cab_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Martin Luther King Jr. attends a news conference in Birmingham, Alabama, May 9, 1963.
![Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, August 28, 1963.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8612ebee-4336-4837-b502-5bdab4529df9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington, August 28, 1963.
![Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, August 28, 1963.](https://gdb.voanews.com/acb6e2dc-3126-45bf-9418-a08e8988155b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, August 28, 1963.