Today in Elvis History

It's December twenty-third, and on this day in 1954… Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black were pulled over for speeding while returning from a Louisiana Hayride show in Shreveport. Elvis, worri...

23 Dec 20251min

It's December twenty-second, and on this day in 1970… Elvis Presley returned to Graceland bearing gifts for Priscilla and Lisa Marie, fresh from his whirlwind trip to Washington, D.C., where he met wi...

22 Dec 20251min

It's December twenty-first, and on this day in 1970… Elvis Presley met with President Richard Nixon at the White House in one of the most iconic and unexpected encounters in American pop culture histo...

21 Dec 20251min

It's December twentieth, and on this day in 1957… Elvis Presley received his official draft notice. That same day, he stopped by Sun Records before heading to Nashville, where he hand-delivered a red ...

20 Dec 20251min

It's December nineteenth, and on this day in 1962… Priscilla Beaulieu arrived in the United States from Germany, traveling under the name Priscilla Fisher. She was picked up at Idlewild Airport in New...

19 Dec 20251min

It's December eighteenth, and on this day in 1968… filming wrapped on *The Trouble With Girls*, officially releasing Elvis Presley from his studio obligations. The movie, set in the 1920s and featurin...

18 Dec 20251min

It's December seventeenth, and on this day in 1963… Elvis Presley presented a \$55,000 check to the mayor of Memphis, benefiting 58 local charities. The donation was made just days before Christmas, r...

17 Dec 20251min

It's December sixteenth, and on this day in 1957… Elvis Presley purchased a Santa sleigh and eight reindeer decorations for \$300 from the Bain Sign Company in Memphis. The festive display was placed ...

16 Dec 20251min