Akio Morita vs Martin Luther King Jr.
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1929 to 1968.
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)
- — Born in Atlanta, Georgia Verified
- — Led the Montgomery bus boycott Verified
- — Delivered "I Have a Dream" Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee Verified