January 16th in Elvis History

January 16th in Elvis History

It's January sixteenth, and on this day in 1971… Elvis Presley was honored as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Year by the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. The award ceremony, held in Memphis, was a grand affair attended by dignitaries including ambassador-appointee George Bush.

Elvis, accompanied by Priscilla, began the day at a JCC prayer breakfast, later addressing the press with a rare public statement: “I don’t go along with music advocating drugs and desecration of the flag. I think an entertainer is for entertaining and to make people happy.”

In the evening, he hosted a private reception at Graceland for fellow honorees and Jaycee officials, offering informal tours of the mansion. This was followed by a formal dinner for one hundred guests at the Four Flames Restaurant, complete with personalized place cards embossed with his signature TCB logo.

At the main awards ceremony that night at Ellis Auditorium, Elvis proudly accepted the Jaycees trophy—an award he considered one of his most meaningful, and one he would carry with him on his travels from that day forward.

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December 31st in Elvis History

December 31st in Elvis History

It's December thirty-first, and on this day in 1976… Elvis Presley rang in the new year with a powerful 90-minute performance at the Civic Center Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The show was widely...

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December 30th in Elvis History

December 30th in Elvis History

It's December thirtieth, and on this day in 1970… Elvis Presley returned to Washington, D.C. with a group of eight close companions, including former sheriff Bill Morris, to visit the headquarters of ...

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December 29th in Elvis History

December 29th in Elvis History

It’s December twenty-ninth, and on this day in Elvis history: In 1970, Elvis Presley returned to his hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, to receive a badge from Sheriff Bill Mitchell—a childhood acquai...

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December 28th in Elvis History

December 28th in Elvis History

It’s December twenty-eighth, and on this day in Elvis history: In 1970, Elvis Presley served as best man at the wedding of his longtime friend and bodyguard, Sonny West. True to form, Elvis arrived ...

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December 27th in Elvis History

December 27th in Elvis History

It's December twenty-seventh, and on this day in 1976… Elvis Presley performed at Wichita State University’s Henry Levitt Arena in Wichita, Kansas. This show was part of a brief post-Christmas tour an...

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December 26th in Elvis History

December 26th in Elvis History

It's December twenty-sixth, and on this day in 1965… Elvis Presley hosted an intimate gathering at Graceland, catered by Monty’s. But the night took an unusual turn: after nearly a year of reading abo...

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December 25th in Elvis History

December 25th in Elvis History

It's December twenty-fifth, and on this day in 1975… Elvis Presley spent Christmas evening in true Kingly fashion—gathered with family and friends aboard his private jet, the Lisa Marie. From the sky,...

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December 24th in Elvis History

December 24th in Elvis History

It's December twenty-fourth, and on this day in 1966… Elvis Presley proposed to Priscilla Beaulieu, presenting her with a ring he had previously purchased from Harry Levitch. The moment was the culmin...

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