James Earl Ray History: October 13, 1978 - James Earl Ray, assassin of Martin Luther King weds Anna Sandhu June 13, 1977 - Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured March 10, 1969 - James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. June 8, 1968 - James Earl Ray, alleged assassin of Martin Luther King, Jr., captured
More Notable Events on June 10:
1964 Southern Democrats filibuster on civil rights bill ends; cloture invoked
1963 John F. Kennedy signs law for equal pay for equal work for men and women
1915 Girl Scouts founded
1834 HMS Beagle with Charles Darwin sails Pacific Ocean
1793 1st public zoo opens in Paris