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Elvis signs his first contract with RCA Records
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Elvis starts recording his first record “Heartbreak Hotel”
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Elvis’ first appearance on The Stage Show, broadcasted by CBS Studio
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RCA ships out Elvis’ first album
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Elvis gets a gold record for “Heartbreak Hotel”
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Elvis performs "Hound Dog" (Forrest Gump scene)Elvis performs for the second time on The Milton Berle Show. He sings “Hound Dog.” His 'sexy' moves drive the crowd wild in one of his most controversial performances. The press and adult viewers are shocked, but his teen fans were even crazier for him.
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Hound DogElvis performs on The Steve Allan Show and sings “Hound Dog” to a real basset hound.
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Elvis appears on Ed Sullivan’s Toast of the Town for the first time
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Elvis performs two shows at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show in Tupelo, Mississippi
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Elvis’ first movie, Love Me Tender, premieres at the Paramount Theatre in NYC
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Waist up.Elvis appears for a final time on Ed Sullivan’s show. He is only shown from the waist up
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Elvis purchases Graceland Mansion for $102,500 in Memphis
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Elvis' second film "Loving You" is released by Paramount Pictures.
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Jailhouse rock dance scene
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Elvis received a letter from the Memphis Draft Board notifying him that he was up for the next military draft. Army, Navy, and Air Force recruiters immediately called to offer him special enlistment opportunities if he signed up before being drafted. He declined, choosing rather to be a regualr soldier, no special treatment.
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Elvis is reported for his induction into the US military, known as 'Black Monday" by his fans
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Elvis’ fourth movie is released entitled 'King Creole '
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Elvis is shipped out on the USS Randall to serve 18 months of active military duty in Germany.
