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ELVIS PRESLEY
ELVIS PRESLEY
BORN JANUARY 8, 1935
JANUARY 8, 1935
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HE WAS BORN IN TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI. BECAUSE THE PRESLEY'S DIDN'T HAVE MONEY, HIS MOTHER GLADYS DIDN'T SEE A DOCTOR AND DID NOT KNOW SHE WAS PREGNANT WITH TWINS. ELVIS'S TWIN BROTHER, NAMED JESSE GARON, WAS BORN STILLBORN.
1946: GOT HIS FIRST GUITAR
JANUARY 1946
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HIS MOTHER, GLADYS BOUGHT HIM HIS FIRST GUITAR FOR HIS ELEVENTH BIRTHDAY.
1948: MOVED TO MEMPHIS, TN
NOVEMBER 1948
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IN THE MIDDLE OF EIGHTH GRADE THEY MOVED TO MEMPHIS, TN.
1953: RECORDED HIS FIRST SONG
AUGUST 1953
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AT AGE 18 HE PAID $3.98 TO RECORD THE SONG "MY HAPPINESS" FOR HIS MOTHER AT SUN STUDIOS.
1955: RCA RECORDS BOUGHT ELVIS'S CONTRACT
AUGUST 1955
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RCA RECORDS BOUGHT HIS CONTRACT FOR $40,000. HIS FIRST SONG FOR RCA WAS "HEARTBREAK HOTEL."
1956: BOUGHT HIS MOTHER A NEW CAR AND A NEW HOUSE
1956
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HE BOUGHT HIS MOTHER A PINK CADILLAC AND A NEW HOUSE WITH A SWIMMING POOL.
1956: RELEASED "LOVE ME TENDER" HIS FIRST MOVIE
1956
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ELVIS RELEASED "LOVE ME TENDER" IN 1956. HE MADE 31 MOVIES BETWEEN 1956 AND 1969.
1957: BOUGHT GRACELAND
1957
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ELVIS BOUGHT GRACELAND AND HAD PLANNED FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO LIVE THERE.
1957: DRAFTED IN THE ARMY
1957
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HE WAS DRAFTED INTO THE U.S. ARMY.
AUGUST 14, 1958: HIS MOTHER DIED
AUGUST 14,1958
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HIS MOTHER, GLADYS PRESLEY DIED.
OCTOBER 1, 1958: SENT TO GERMANY
OCTOBER 1, 1958
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HE WAS SENT TO AN ARMY BASE IN FRIEDBERG, GERMANY. HE MET PRISCILLA BEAULIEU IN GERMANY WHERE HER STEPFATHER WAS A CAPTAIN IN THE AIR FORCE.
MARCH 1960: ARMY SENT ELVIS HOME
MARCH 1960
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AFTER SERVING MORE THAN A YEAR, THE ARMY SENT HIM HOME.
MARCH 26, 1960: APPEARED ON TELEVISION SPECIAL
MARCH 26, 1960
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HE MADE HIS COMEBACK ON A TELEVISION SPECIAL HOSTED BY FRANK SINATRA.
MAY 1, 1967: GOT MARRIED
MAY 1, 1967
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ELVIS MARRIED PRISCILLA BEAULIEU AT THE ALADDIN HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS.
1968: MADE HIS COMEBACK ON TELEVISION
1968
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NBC SIGNED HIM UP TO DO A TV SPECIAL. THE ELVIS SPECIAL WAS THE MOST POPULAR SHOW OF THE SEASON.
FEBRUARY 1, 1968: DAUGHTER WAS BORN
FEBRUARY 1, 1968
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HIS DAUGHTER LISA MARIE WAS BORN.
1969: PERFORMED IN LAS VEGAS
1969
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ELVIS PERFORMED ON A CONCERT STAGE AT A GIANT HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS. FROM1969 TO 1977 HE PERFORMED MORE THAN 1100 CONCERTS.
DECEMBER 1970: MET PRESIDENT NIXON
DECEMBER 1970
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ELVIS DECIDED HE WANTED TO MEET PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON. SO HE HOPPED ON A PLANE AND HEADED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND DEMANDED A MEETING.
1973: DIVORCED
1973
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ELVIS AND PRISCILLA GOT DIVORCED.
JUNE 16, 1977: PLAYED HIS LAST CONCERT
JUNE 16, 1977
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ELVIS PLAYED HIS LAST CONCERT.
AUGUST 16, 1977: ELVIS DIED
AUGUST 16, 1977
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AFTER TAKING SLEEPING PILLS, ELVIS WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS BATHROOM. HE IS BURIED ON THE GROUNDS OF GRACELAND. HIS PARENTS GRAVE AND THE TWIN HE NEVER KNEW ARE NEARBY.