Happy birthday MLK!: Civil rights icon would be 85 today

SLIDESHOW - Although Martin Luther King Day is a few days away, the civil rights icon's actual birth took place today in 1929. Had he not been tragically gunned down in 1968, he would be 85 today...

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Although Martin Luther King Day is a few days away, the civil rights icon’s actual birth took place today in 1929. Had he not been tragically gunned down in 1968, he would be 85 today.

MLK remains the most celebrated and revered figure of the civil rights movement.

As we remember him and honor his memory, take a look at 10 of the most pivotal moments from his career as an activist and leader.

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