[Loch-Ruadh] Today in History April 16

Jane Sitton jane.sitton at radioshack.com
Thu Apr 18 10:54:00 PDT 2002


Or maybe just MLKSr was named for the reformer, and MLKJr & MLKIII were
named for their fathers ;)

Madelina

-----Original Message-----
From: Padraig O'Maolagain [mailto:padraig_ruad at irishbard.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 11:09 AM
To: loch-ruadh at ansteorra.org
Subject: Re: [Loch-Ruadh] Today in History April 16


Kathy wrote:
>
>1521 German reformer Martin Luther, 34, arrived at the Diet of Worms, where
>he afterward defended his "Ninety-Five Theses," first advanced in 1517. At
>the Diet, Luther refused to recant his ideas 'unless overcome by
Scripture.'
>I wonder if our Generation's Martin Luther was named for this reformer??
>Kathy

If you are thinking of Martin Luther King Jr., he (and of course his father,
Martin Luther King Sr.) was indeed named after that Protestant founder of
Lutheranism.

Padraig



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