2000 Mary Jenkins Langston, cook, cooked peanut butter and banana sandwiches for Elvis, dies at 77
1997 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
1997 Colonel Tom Parker, manager, promoted Elvis, dies at 87
1995 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
1994 Michael Jackson (35) weds Elvis' daughter Lisa Marie Presley (26)
1994 Albert Goldman, rock biographer (Elvis, John Lennon), dies at 66
1994 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)
1993 Elvis Presley Commemorative Postage Stamp goes on sale
1992 USPO announces young Elvis beats old Elvis stamp
1992 Voting ends on choice of Elvis stamps
1992 Voting begins on choice of Elvis postage stamps
1990 General Elvis, TV Drama last airs on ABC
1989 1st presentation of rock n roll Elvis awards
1989 Danielle Riley Keough, grand daughter of Elvis Presley
1988 WYHY radio offers $1M to anyone who can prove Elvis is still alive
1986 1st induction of Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Domino, Everly Bros, B Holly, J L Lewis and Elvis Presley)
1981 Dr. George Nichopoulas is acquitted of overprescribing addictive drugs for Elvis Presley
1979 43 million watch "Elvis!" on ABC
1978 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" closes at Palace New York City after 101 performances
1978 "Elvis: The Legend Lives!" opens at Palace Theater New York City for 101 performances
1977 Elvis Costello and The Attractions 1st U.S. TV appearance (SNL)
1977 Elvis Presley, rocker, dies of heart ailment/drugs at Graceland at 42
1977 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career
1977 Elvis Costello releases his 1st record "Less Than Zero"
1973 Elvis and Priscilla Presley divorce after 6 years
1973 Elvis Presley, Jr., alleged son of Elvis Presley
1972 Elvis Presley records a live album at New York's Madison Square Garden
1972 Elvis Stojko, Richmond Hill Ontario, 1994 Olympics silver
1972 Section of Memphis' Highway 51 South renamed Elvis Presley Blvd
1970 Elvis Grbac, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs
1969 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati
1968 Elvis Presley receives gold record for "How Great Thou Art"
1968 Lisa Marie Presley Keough Jackson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, daughter of Elvis
1967 Elvis Presley and Pricilla Beaulieu wed
1965 Beatles spend an evening with Elvis Presley
1961 Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," album goes to #1 and stays #1 for 20 weeks
1961 Elvis Presley performs live on the USS Arizona
1961 "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" by Elvis Presley peaks to #1
1960 Vernon Presley (father of Elvis) weds Dee Alliot
1960 Elvis Presley appears on a Frank Sinatra special
1960 Elvis Presley ends 2-year hitch in U.S. Army
1960 U.S. Army promoted Elvis Presley to Sergeant
1959 Elvis Presley's 1st entry on U.K. charts with "Heartbreak Hotel"
1958 Gladys L Presley, mom of Elvis, dies at 46
1958 Elvis Presley joins the army (serial number 53310761)
1957 Elvis Presley given draft notice to join U.S. Army for National Service
1957 Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley opens
1957 Elvis records "White Xmas," "Silent Night" and "Here Comes Santa Claus"
1957 Sgt Bilko satirizes Elvis Presley (Elvis Pelvin)
1957 Elvis Presley makes his 7th and final appearance on Ed Sullivan Show
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st film "Love Me Tender," premieres in New York City
1956 "Love Me Tender" with Elvis Presley premieres
1956 RCA Records reports Elvis Presley sold over 10 million records
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st appearance on Ed Sullivan's Show
1956 Elvis Presley begins filming "The Reno Brothers" (Love Me Tender)
1956 Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel" reaches #1
1956 Elvis Presley releases "Don't Be Cruel"
1956 Elvis Presley releases "Hound Dog"
1956 Elvis Presley records "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel"
1956 Elvis Presley wearing a tuxedo appears on Steve Allen Show
1956 Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" goes #1
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit record, "Heartbreak Hotel," becomes #1
1956 Elvis Presley's releases "Heartbreak Hotel"
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st hit in Billboard's top 10: "Heartbreak Hotel"
1956 Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA
1956 Elvis Presley records his version of "Blue Suede Shoes"
1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)
1956 Elvis records "Heartbreak Hotel"
1956 Elvis Presley's "Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog," single goes to #1 and stays #1 for a record 11 weeks (for a single)
1956 Elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel"
1956 Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel for RCA in Nashville
1955 RCA Victor's best investment paying $25,000 to Sun Records and Sam Philips for rights to Elvis Presley, a truck driver from Tupelo Miss
1955 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance on "Louisiana Hayride" show
1955 Elvis Presley made his 1st TV appearance
1954 Elvis Costello, [Declan Patrick McManus], Lon, rock vocalist, Allison
1954 Elvis Presley joins Memphis Federation of Musicians, Local 71
1954 Elvis Presley records his 1st hit, "That's All Right"
1954 Elvis Presley records his debut single, "That's All Right"
1954 Elvis Presley pays $4 to a Memphis studio and records his 1st two songs, "Casual Love" and "I'll Never Stand in Your Way"
1954 Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville
1953 Elvis Presley graduates from LC Humes High School in Memphis Tenn
1945 Elvis Presley's 1st public appearance, he is 10
1935 Elvis Presley, born in Tupelo, Mississippi, singer, Blue Suede Shoes, Hounddog
1931 Scotty Moore, guitarist, for Elvis
1912 Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis
1909 "Col Tom" Parker, [Dries Van Kruijk], Neth, rock mgr, Elvis Presley
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