Today in History: Martin Luther King Jr. shot and killed
- Posted on April 4, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Today in History: Martin Luther King Jr. shot and killed
On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., 39, was shot and killed while standing on a balcony at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. King’s death triggered a wave of unrest in cities across the United States that k…
