Elvis By sherriekuykendall Period: Jan 1, 1935 to Feb 21, 2012 Elvis Timespan Jan 17, 1935 Elvis Aaron Presley Born Sep 1, 1939 World War II Begin Feb 4, 1945 Cold War Begins Sep 2, 1945 World War II End Jun 1, 1953 Records at Sun Records Nov 1, 1955 Signs $45,000 contract with RCA Jan 28, 1956 1st Appearance on Jackie Gleason Show Apr 4, 1956 1st Appearance on Milton Berle Show Nov 15, 1956 1st Movie Love Me Tender Jan 6, 1957 3rd appearance on Ed Sullivan Mar 7, 1957 Buys Graceland Sep 4, 1957 Little Rock Central High Dec 19, 1957 Elvis Drafted Mar 25, 1958 Fort Chaffee Haircut Mar 5, 1960 Discharged From Army Oct 22, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis Nov 21, 1963 JFK Assissination May 1, 1967 Elvis Married Feb 1, 1968 Lisa Marie Born Dec 1, 1968 Elvis Comeback Special Dec 21, 1970 Meets Nixon Jan 14, 1973 Aloha From Hawaii Oct 9, 1973 Elvis and Priscilla Divorce Aug 16, 1977 Elvis Dies Jan 1, 2010 2 million visitors a year
