Fun Facts
1) His name was originally Michael, not Martin
2) At the age of 12, he seems to have tried to commit suicide
3) Also on the day King was killed, he was out on the balcony for a smoke
4) Martin Luther King Jr. was nearly assassinated a decade earlier than his ultimate death
5) King Jr. skipped two grades in high school, 9th and 11th
6) He almost didn't become a minister after having doubts about Christianity
8) Although King today is often remembered as being an amazing public speaker, he got a C in public speaking during his first year at seminary
9) King is to date the youngest male to win a Nobel Peace Prize
10) His house was once bombed
11) King donated all of the $54,123 (about $400,000 today) he received for his Nobel Peace Prize to the Civil Rights movement
12) King won a Grammy and was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and a Medal of Freedom
13) His mother, Alberta Williams King, was also murdered
14) Today over 700 streets in the Unites States are named after Martin Luther King Jr.
Website that provided information on these facts: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/martin-luther-king-jr-facts/
2) At the age of 12, he seems to have tried to commit suicide
3) Also on the day King was killed, he was out on the balcony for a smoke
4) Martin Luther King Jr. was nearly assassinated a decade earlier than his ultimate death
5) King Jr. skipped two grades in high school, 9th and 11th
6) He almost didn't become a minister after having doubts about Christianity
8) Although King today is often remembered as being an amazing public speaker, he got a C in public speaking during his first year at seminary
9) King is to date the youngest male to win a Nobel Peace Prize
10) His house was once bombed
11) King donated all of the $54,123 (about $400,000 today) he received for his Nobel Peace Prize to the Civil Rights movement
12) King won a Grammy and was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal and a Medal of Freedom
13) His mother, Alberta Williams King, was also murdered
14) Today over 700 streets in the Unites States are named after Martin Luther King Jr.
Website that provided information on these facts: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/martin-luther-king-jr-facts/