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    • May 15, 1941
    Radio station WELO begins broadcasting in Tupelo, Mississippi. It will be the first station on which a young Elvis Presley performs. It also sponsors a talent contest at which he first sings at age 10
    May 24, 1945
    Priscilla Wagner is born in Brooklyn, New York. Adopted by her stepfather in 1950, she becomes Priscilla Beaulieu, before meeting future husband Elvis Presley while he is stationed in Germany
    Aug 18, 1945
    Elvis Presley's father, Vernon Presley, makes a down payment of $200 for a home in East Tupelo, Mississippi
    Oct 3, 1945
    Ten-year-old Elvis Presley sings in public for the first time at a talent contest, taking second place with "Old Shep." He wins $5
    Jan 8, 1946
    For his 11th birthday, Elvis Presley receives an $8 guitar
    Nov 5, 1948
    Elvis Presley attends school in Tupelo, Mississippi, for the last time before the family moves to Memphis. He gives a short concert for his classmates, including a performance of "A Leaf On A Tree"
    Nov 6, 1948
    Elvis Presley's family moves from Tupelo, Mississippi, to Memphis
    Jun 3, 1949
    Eighth-grader Elvis Presley receives his first report card since the family moved to Memphis. He gets only a "C" in music
    Jun 17, 1949
    Seven months after moving his family to Memphis, Vernon Presley, father of Elvis Presley, files for admission to Lauderdale Courts, a public housing project. The family is accepted in September
    Sep 20, 1949
    Elvis Presley's family moves into Lauderdale Courts, a public housing project in Memphis. Rent is $35 monthly
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