5 Facts About <br />Martin Luther King Jr. Every January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day <br />is observed on the third Monday. King Jr., who would have turned 91 <br />in 2020, was born on January 15. Here are 5 facts about the <br />legendary activist. 1. His given name at birth <br />was Michael King Jr. 2. He earned a doctorate in <br />systematic theology from <br />Boston University in 1955. 3. Throughout the civil rights movement, <br />Dr. King went to jail thirty times. 4. He posthumously won a Grammy in <br />1971 for best spoken word recording. 5. Dr. King was a big fan of the <br />sci-fi TV show 'Star Trek.'
