James Earl Ray History: June 13, 1977 - Convicted Martin Luther King assassin James Earl Ray recaptured June 10, 1977 - James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King's killer) escapes from prison 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
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1987 1st military use of trained dolphins by the U.S. Navy
1978 President Carter answers caller questions on National Public Radio
1943 Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany
1884 Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude
1792 1st Old Farmer's Almanac is published