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10 most famous political assassination attempts in history

Here are 10 of the most famous examples, with added details on the motivations behind each assassin…

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How Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday

A bill honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was first introduced in 1968, but it took 32 years for all 5…

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32 things you probably didn't know about Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. with his wife, Coretta Scott King.AP Photo/Gene Herrick

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A woman who poured gasoline on the Atlanta birth home of Martin Luther King Jr. charged with attempted arson, police say

A woman who attacked Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home was arrested and charged with attempted ar…

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Ted Cruz said Martin Luther King Jr. would be 'ashamed' of the NAACP's Florida travel warning. MLK's daughter, Bernice King, disagreed.

After Ted Cruz invoked MLK in his criticism of the NAACP travel warning, Bernice King corrected him…

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A tech CEO apologized for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. when announcing layoffs, calling it 'inappropriate and insensitive'

The email, which also included information on an executive being promoted, has been widely criticiz…

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A CEO quoted Martin Luther King Jr. in an email to employees announcing layoffs. It did not go over well.

In the email, PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada said the company is eliminating 7% of its global workfo…

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family says 'we're tired of being patient,' urges Democrats to pass voting rights legislation

"If you can deliver an infrastructure bill for bridges, you can deliver voting rights for Americans…

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14 eye-opening essays from Black writers to read to understand America's problems with race

Actions people can take include everything from business leaders making long-term investments in ra…

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family say's there's no MLK Day celebration without the passage of voting rights

At least 400 voter suppression bills were introduced during the first five months of 2021, and at l…

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family calls on Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to 'ensure that the Jim Crow filibuster does not stand in the way' of voting rights

In a speech on the Senate floor, Sen. Sinema reaffirmed her support for the filibuster, posing a ro…

Connor Perrett   


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Biden flubbed the name of Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter-in-law while singing 'Happy Birthday' to her onstage

President Joe Biden suggested singing 'Happy Birthday' to Arndrea Waters King, led the song onstage…

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Trump boasted that he drew larger crowds to his speeches than Martin Luther King Jr. did for the historic 'I Have A Dream' speech

Speaking in Nashville, former President Donald Trump boasted incorrectly about the crowd size for h…

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Fox News analyst after he says Canadian government could have arrested Martin Luther King Jr.

"Fox News analysts already reaping the benefits of banning books, I see," the lawmaker tweeted on T…

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21 Black pioneers throughout history you definitely should know

Hattie McDaniel, Marsha P. Johnson, and Bayard Rustin.John Kisch Archive/Getty Images; Reuters; AP …

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Diwali to be public school holiday in New York City from 2023, Mayor says

Over the years, there were growing calls by the Hindu community to declare Diwali a school holiday …

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Biden calls for passage of voting rights bills in speech on MLK Day: 'The attack on our democracy is real'

Two voting rights bills are the Democrats' top legislative priorities. With the Senate filibuster i…

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A couple whose wedding was officiated by Martin Luther King Jr. said he'd only do it after they gave him a good enough reason to get married

Gwen Middlebrooks said she told King she wanted to get married because she was tired of saying good…

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