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Elvis is born
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Elvis gets his first guitar
Elvis' parents bought him a guitar for his 11th birthday. It was love at first sight. -
Signs his first contract
Elvis got a recording contract with RCA records. -
Elvis makes his first album
Elvis headed to Nashville where he recorded his first record. It included one of his hits, Heartbreak Hotel. -
Elvis makes a movie
Elvis starred in a film with Paramount Pictures called Love Me Tender. -
Graceland is purchased
Elvis bought his now-famous home in Memphis, TN. He named it Graceland. -
Elvis gets married
Elvis married a woman named Priscilla. They had met while Elvis was in the army in Germany. -
lvis meets the president
Elvis met President Richard Nixon at the White House. -
Elvis died
He died of cardiac arrhythmia at the age of 42. -
Elvis receives the Lifetime Achievement Award
Elvis' Lifetime Achievement Award came from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
