The single, "Jailhouse Rock" spent one week at the top of the country charts, and reached the number one position on the R&B chart. The B-side "Treat Me Nice" (another song from the “Jailhouse Rock” movie soundtrack) was a number-one hit for seven weeks in the fall of 1957.
Elvis Presley during a “Jailhouse Rock” recording session.
Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide on this day in 1945, one day after their wedding. One week later Germany surrendered unconditionally.
A Russian soldier is standing amid the rubble in Adolf Hitler’s command bunker where he and wife Eva Braun were alleged to have committed suicide.
Communists North Vietnamese troops entered the Independence Palace of South Vietnam in Saigon on this day in 1975. Eleven Marines lifted off of the U.S. Embassy were the last soldiers to evacuate.
George Washington’s inauguration as first President of America took place at Federal Hall in New York City on this day in 1789. It became the first U.S. national holiday.
Federal Hall as it looks today.
On this day in 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
Depiction of the official signing of the Louisiana Purchase.
Willie Hugh Nelson was born in Abbott, Texasin 1933. He’s now 85.
Country singer, activist, poet, songwriter, actor, and author Willie Nelson helped create Farm Aid. He has written many country hits, including “ On the Road Again”,"Funny How Time Slips Away" and "Hello Walls."