This year marks 507 years since German monk Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door in the German city of Wittenberg, sparking the Protestant Reformation.

Five hundred years ago, Martin Luther tacked a document to the doors of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, thus creating a divide within the Christian church. Luther was a Catholic ...

As the story is told, on October 31, 1517, an Augustinian monk named Martin Luther socked the European church establishment in the kisser by defiantly nailing his “95 Theses” on indulgences to ...

But don’t count out Erasmus, an early proponent of similarly radical ideas. A colorful Martin Luther figure, part of an exhibition in Germany, in 2017. AP Photo/Jens Meyer 31 outubro 2018 ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shakes his fist during a speech in Selma, Ala., Feb. 12, 1965. King was engaged in a battle with Sheriff Jim Clark over voting rights and voter registration in Selma.

Christine King Farris, sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., arrives for an interfaith service held at the Shiloh Baptist Church to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Farris was born Willie Christine King on Sept. 11, 1927, in Atlanta. She was the first child of the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Christine Williams King.

Christine King Farris is seen laying a wreath on the grave of Dr. Martin Luther King during the 2021 King Holiday Observance Beloved Community Commemorative Service on January 18, 2021, in Atlanta.

Christine King Farris, sister of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the King holiday commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King preached, Jan. 19, 2015, in Atlanta.

ATLANTA -- Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her "beloved aunt" died Thursday. She was 95 ...

ATLANTA (AP) — Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her “beloved aunt” died Thursday. She was 95.

ATLANTA -- Christine King Farris, the last living sibling of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. Her niece, the Rev. Bernice King, tweeted that her "beloved aunt" died Thursday. She was 95.