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Elvis life through history
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| January 8th, 1953 | Elvis was born in Tupelo, MS. |
| January 8th, 1978 | Webmaster of this site was born. |
| January 17th, 1972 | Highway 51 South -- also known as Bellvue St. -- in Memphis was renamed Elvis Presley Blvd |
| January 25th, 1958 | Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" became the first single to enter the British music charts at No. 1. |
| February 22nd, 1956 | Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" entered the charts and began its rise to the top |
| March 5th, 1960 | Sgt. Elvis Presley was discharged from the U.S. Army |
| March 14th, 1968 | Elvis Presley's 26th movie, "Stay Away Joe," premiered |
| March 15th, 1956 | Col. Tom Parker became Elvis Presley's personal manager |
| March 19th, 1957 | Elvis Presley purchased "Graceland," a stately colonial mansion on what was then the outskirts of Memphis |
| March 27th, 1972 | Elvis Presley recorded what turned out to be his last major hit -- a powerful, driving cover of bluesman Arthur Alexander's "Burning Love." |
| April 3rd, 1956 | Elvis Presley made his first appearance on TV's popular "Milton Berle Show" -- singing "Heartbreak Hotel," "Blue Suede Shoes" and "Money, Honey" live from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock |
| April 6th, 1956 | Paramount Pictures signed Elvis Presley to a three-picture deal just five days after his first screen test |
| April 11th, 1956 | the Jordanaires joined Elvis Presley in the studio for the first time, singing backup on "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You |
| April 19th, 1960 | Elvis Presley took a train from Memphis to Hollywood to film "GI Blues." He'd apparently developed a fear of flying |
| April 23rd, 1956 | Elvis Presley made his Las Vegas debut, opening for the Freddie Martin Orchestra and comic Shecky Greene at the New Frontier Hotel. He was dropped from the bill after only a week due to poor audience response |
| April 25th, 1956 | Elvis Presley's first hit, "Heartbreak Hotel," topped the national pop music charts |
| May 26th, 1953 |
Elvis places second in a talent concert held at Jimmy Rodgers Memorial Show. |
| June 1st, 1971 |
The two-room house , where Elvis was born, in Tupelo, Miss. was opened to public. |
| June 2nd, 1953 | Elvis graduated from L.C. Humes High School in Memphis. |
| June 8th, 1961 | The Elvis Presley movie "Wild in the country" open in Memphis,TN. |
| June 26th, 1910 | Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker was born |
| June 26th, 1977 | Elvis made his last concert in Market Aquare Arena in Indianapolis |
| June 26th, 1978 | Elvis father, Vernon Presley died of heart attack at the age of 63. |
| June 27th, 1968 | Elvis began taping his TV Special, in Burbank California. |
| July 6th, 1954 | At Sun Records in Memphis, Elvis recorded his first single "Thats all right mama" |
| July 7th, 1954 | D.J.at WHGB, Dewey Phillips, played Elvis' That's all right mama. |
| July 20th, 1954 | Elvis performed on a flatbed truck outside a drug store in Memphis |
| July 25th, 1960 | Elvis began filming "Flaming star" , the first movie in which he played a dramatic role and did not sing. |
| July 25th, 1997 | Restaurant "Elvis Presley's Memphis" opened for business on 126 Beale Street in Memphis,TN. |
| August 11th, 1956 | Elvis' single "Don't be cruel", was released |
| August 11th, 1972 | Elvis & Priscilla filed for divorce after less then five years of marriage. |
| August 12th, 1992 | RCA posthumoulsy awarded to Elvis 110 gold, platinum & multi platinum records. |
| August 14th, 1958 | Gladys Presley, Elvis' mother, died of heart attack, she was buried on Aug 16th |
| August 16th, 1977 | ELVIS PRESLEY DIED AT THE AGE OF 42 IN MEMPHIS,TN |
| August 18th, 1977 | Elvis funeral held at Graceland, he was burried at Memphis cemetary but the moved back to Graceland |
| September 1st, 1956 | Elvis bought his mother a pink Cadillac |
| September 8th, 1971 | Elvis received NARAS Lifetime achivement award |
| September 12th, 1948 | Presley family moved from Tupelo to Memphis |
| September 19th, 1958 | Elvis went to Germany |
| September 28th, 1956 | RCA announced that Elvis had sold more then 10 million records in his first year with that label. |
| October 3rd, 1945 | Elvis' first live performance, he sang Old Shep and won 2nd prize worth 5$ at Mississipi Alabama Diary Show. |
| October 9th, 1973 | Elvis divorced Priscilla after 6 years of marriage. She got 1,5 mil$ cash and 4200$ a month for year. |
| October 15th, 1954 | Elvis appeared on Louisiana Hayride radio show and was given 1 year contract to appear on program. |