Where was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
Lorraine Hotel
Lorraine Motel
Waldorf Astoria
Beverly Hilton
Answer
In Memphis, Tennessee, the Lorraine Motel served as the tragic site where Martin Luther King Jr.’s life was cut short. On April 4, 1968, while standing on the motel’s second-floor balcony, King fell victim to an assassin’s bullet, succumbing to his injuries shortly after. This fateful event occurred as he was in the city to support a sanitation workers’ strike.
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