January 8, 1935- Elvis is born
February 6, 1935- "Monopoly" board game goes on sale for 1st time
March 9, 1935- Adolf Hitler announces the creation of a new air force
June 6, 1944- D-Day
January 20, 1945- Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for a 4th term as US President
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August 6, 1945- Atomic Bomb dropped on Hiroshima
October 3, 1945- Elvis places fifth in the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy show singing contest
November 1948- Elvis's family moves to Memphis, Tennessee
February 15, 1950- Walt Disney's "Cinderella" is released
August 1953- Elvis records his first song, "My Happiness"
March 22, 1954- 1st shopping mall opened in Southfield, Michigan
July 1954- Elvis records "That's All Right" which kicks off his career in music
October 1, 1958- Elvis is drafted into the army and stationed in Friedberg, Germany
February 20, 1960- Jimi Hendrix, rock and roll guitarist, plays his first gig
August 16, 1977- Elvis dies suddenly in his home in Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee. He was 42 years old.
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