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King family opposes release of classified documents on King's assassination, citing privacy concerns and potential harm to ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2025. There are 271 days left in the year. Today in history ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968. Storm chasers and ...

US civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr was shot dead on April 4, 1968, as he was on his way to lead a march. His ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed at the Lorraine motel on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1977, the Justice Department launched a task force to probe the FBI's harassment and ...

Friday marked the 57th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The civil rights icon spent ... It was on the evening of Thursday, April 4, 1968 when Dr. King was shot and killed ...

King was in Memphis to support striking African-American sanitation workers upset over poor working conditions and low pay.