So 40yrs ago today the great Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

+ in honor for the King here are just a few of many facts about his life . . .
1. Martin Luther King, Jr. was arrested 30 time in the act of peaceful protesting.

2. King had a role model – Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi.

3. Martin Luther received the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35 for leading none violent civil right demonstrations in 1964.

4. King went to college at age 15.

5. King was first black American to be honored as Man of the Year in Time magazine.