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    • Sep 28, 1956
    RCA Records releases Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" and "Any Way You Want Me (That's How I Will Be)"
    Sep 29, 1956
    Elvis Presley goes to #1 on the Billboard country chart with a double-sided single: "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog"
    Oct 10, 1956
    A New Jersey woman testifies in court that her husband hit her because she's a fan of Elvis Presley. The husband, a Bing Crosby fan, claims she hit him, too. The judge finds both innocent of assault charges
    Oct 18, 1956
    When Elvis Presley stops at a Memphis gas station, fans gather around his car while an attendant checks the engine. Station owner Edd Hopper is angered by the crowd and pops Presley in the head. Presley, in turn, gives Hopper a black eye. Hopper and an employee are fined for assault. Charges against Presley are ultimately dropped
    Oct 19, 1956
    RCA releases Elvis Presley's second album, "Elvis"
    Oct 24, 1956
    Variety dubs Elvis Presley the "King of Rock 'n' Roll"
    Oct 28, 1956
    Elvis Presley makes his second appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," performing "Don't Be Cruel," "Hound Dog," "Love Me" and "Love Me Tender"
    Nov 1, 1956
    Elvis Presley purchases a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Memphis and goes for a ride with film star Natalie Wood, escorted by local police
    Nov 5, 1956
    Elvis Presley attends the opening of the Beginner Driver Range in Memphis, the first driving school in the nation sponsored by the police department
    Nov 15, 1956
    Elvis Presley attends Liberace's opening at the Riviera Theater in New York and is introduced from the stage
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