ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY! On October 14, 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Posted by danetteoneal1 on October 14, 2013 Posted in: education, History Facts. Leave a comment Share this:FacebookTwitterPrintEmailLinkedInPinterestLike this:Like Loading... Related Posts navigation ← Columbus “discovered” a populated area, sometimes as densely populated as Europe. In many respect’s today’s United States is manifest destiny’s child . . . So maybe Columbus didn’t discover America. But European explorers did find these cool islands! →