Coretta SCOTT

Born

27 April 1927 , Heiberger, Alabama, USA

Died

30 January 2006 , Rosarito Beach, Mexico

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Obediah Leonard SCOTT Bernice MCMURRAY

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Born: 27 April 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama, USA

Father: Obediah Leonard SCOTT

Mother: Bernice MCMURRAY

Paternal grandparents: Jefferson SCOTT , Cora MCLAUGHLIN

Maternal grandparents: Martin Van Buren MCMURRAY , Mary Lorene "Mollie" SMITH

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Coretta married Martin Luther, Jr. KING 18 June 1953 in Heiberger, Perry, Alabama, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Martin Luther, Jr. KING was born 15 January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Martin Luther, Jr. died 4 April 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Martin Luther, Jr. was the child of Michael Louis (Martin Luther) KING and Alberta Christine WILLIAMS.

Coretta SCOTT died 30 January 2006 in Rosarito Beach, Mexico.

"First Lady of the Civil Rights Movement"

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Recorded occupation: Civil rights, women's rights, gay rights, human rights, and equal rights activist; author

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Coretta SCOTT married

Martin Luther, Jr. KING
Marriage date: 18 June 1953
Marriage place: Heiberger, Perry, Alabama, USA
Martin Luther, Jr. KING was the child of Michael Louis (Martin Luther) KING and Alberta Christine WILLIAMS

Children of Martin Luther, Jr. KING and Coretta SCOTT

Yolanda Denise KING

Born: 17 November 1955, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Died: 15 May 2007, Santa Monica, California, USA

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Dexter Scott KING

Born: 30 January 1961, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Died: 22 January 2024, Malibu, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Born: , Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Birth — 1927
27 April 1927
Heiberger, Alabama, USA

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1953 Marriage / Partner
Coretta SCOTT and Martin Luther, Jr. KING 18 June 1953, Heiberger, Perry, Alabama, USA

She was 26 years old.

1955 Birth of Child
Yolanda Denise KING was born 17 November 1955, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Coretta was 28 years old.

1961 Birth of Child
Dexter Scott KING was born 30 January 1961, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Coretta was 33 years old.

1964

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Coretta Scott King helped lead the African-American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization founded in 1968 by Coretta Scott King.

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1968 - The ATM is invented (Don Wetzel, United States)

1968 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martin Luther, Jr. KING died 4 April 1968, Memphis, Tennessee, USA

The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.

1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)