The Night Elvis Walked Into Sun Studio and Changed Music
On July 5, 1954, a 19-year-old Elvis Presley fooled around with a blues song during a break at Sun Studio — and accidentally cut the record that launched rock 'n' roll.
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The Dreamer Falls: Martin Luther King Jr. Is Assassinated
On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where he had come to support striking sanitation workers.