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Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part III: National Figure by David Johnson   1963 1964 1965 Next: New Directions for Civil Rights 1963 King is arrested…

Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part IV: New Directions for Civil Rights by David Johnson   Mid-1960s 1966 1967 1968 Next: The Legacy Mid-1960s King'…

Timeline: Martin Luther King Jr.

Timeline: Martin Luther King, Jr. Part V: The Legacy by David Johnson   1968 1980 2006 Back to the Beginning 1968 Top Coretta Scott King founds the…

Constantine I, king of Greece

(Encyclopedia) Constantine I, 1868–1923, king of the Hellenes, eldest son of George I, whom he succeeded in 1913. Married to Sophia, sister of the German emperor William II, he opposed the pro-Allied…

Charles III, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Charles III (Charles of Durazzo), 1345–86, king of Naples (1381–86) and, as Charles II, of Hungary (1385–86); great-grandson of Charles II of Naples. Adopted as a child by Joanna I of…

Louis I, king of Naples

(Encyclopedia) Louis I, 1339–84, king of Naples (1382–84; rival claimant to Charles III), duke of Anjou, count of Provence, second son of John II of France. He founded the second Angevin line in…

Otto I, king of Bavaria

(Encyclopedia) Otto I, 1848–1916, king of Bavaria (1886–1913). Although incurably insane after 1872, he succeeded his brother King Louis II under the regency of his uncle Luitpold (1886–1912) and…

Oliver, King

(Encyclopedia) Oliver, King (Joseph Oliver), 1885–1938, American jazz musician, b. Abend, La. Oliver began his professional career in 1904 with the Onward Brass Band. After playing with leading bands…

King, Carole

(Encyclopedia) King, Carole, 1942-, American singer-songwriter, b. New York, N.Y., as Carole Joan Klein. King enjoyed two separate careers; in the…

King, Clarence

(Encyclopedia) King, Clarence, 1842–1901, American geologist, b. Newport, R.I., grad. Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1862. After serving as a volunteer assistant in the California state…