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Here are 8 facts that are not commonly discussed that you should know. Fact 1: He was born Michael Luther King, Jr. January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. Fact 2: His father, Michael King, Sr., changed their names to Martin Luther King Sr. and Jr. when Martin Jr. was about five. Fact 3: Youngest person, […]

The nation was honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday — the same day it celebrated the inauguration of the first black president to his second term. A quirk in the calendar pushed President Barack Obama’s public swearing-in in Washington onto the national holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader. In Atlanta, an annual […]

Families from around the nation did whatever they could to make sure they didn’t miss the historic occasion. There are as many unique and personal stories as there are people jamming the National Mall for the inauguration of President Obama. Lawton Wilkerson, 86, was among the hundreds of thousands of excited onlookers gathered along the […]

President Barack Obama launched his second term Monday by calling on the nation to live up to its founding ideals and for Americans to fulfill their citizenship by participating in the process to bring needed change.  “We are made for this moment, and we will seize it — so long as we seize it together,” […]

Area museums, parks offer free admission in honor of MLK Day Several Indianapolis venues are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day with free admission for Hoosiers. White River State Park is allowing free admission to the NCAA Hall of Champions, the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum with a donation of a canned food […]

Barack Obama is giving you a heads up on what he is listening to Monday to get ready for this second presidential inauguration. The president released his official inauguration playlist on the music sharing website, Spotify. His playlist includes all different types of music from R&B to country. Right now, the playlist includes 22 tracks […]

Cathedral High School basketball coach Andy Fagan insisted there is no added emphasis on Monday’s City Tournament championship because the opponent is Tech, a team that has defeated the Irish twice already this season.  Read more > >  Source: Kyle Neddenriep / Indy Star

Birmingham made history in 1963, and in 2013 the Alabama city will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the events that led to the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the beginning of the end of racial segregation in the South.  Read more > >  Source: Javacia Harris Bowser, special for USA TODA

The cartoon series was similar to one done about The Beatles a few years earlier. Bieber-mania may be big, but it’s nothing compared with the frenzy that erupted when the Jackson 5 burst into the mainstream in 1969 with I Want You Back.ABC, The Love You Save and Maybe Tomorrow followed that first hit to No. 1 on the pop […]

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