Things you might not know. 26 Sep. 1. 1956: The mayor of Tupelo, MS declares today Elvis Presley Day in honor of its favorite son; among others, a young Tammy Wynette is in the audience at the concert Elvis gives later. 2. 1961: Folksinger Bob Dylan lands his first major gig, opening for the Greenbriar Boys for two weeks at Gerdes Folk City in New York. Critic Robert Shelton of the New York Times says of todays performance: Bob Dylan is one of the most distinctive stylists to play in a Manhattan cabaret in months... there is no doubt that he is bursting at the seams with talent... Mr. Dylans voice is anything but pretty... a searing intensity pervades his songs. Mr. Dylans highly personalized approach toward folk song is still evolving. This review essentially launches Dylans career. 3. 1965: Queen Elizabeth II presents the Beatles with the Order of the British Empire, recommended by Prime Minister Harold Wilson, who said later: I saw the Beatles as having a transforming effect on the minds of youth, mostly for the good. It kept a lot of kids off the streets. The Beatles, who reportedly get high in a bathroom before the event, are said to be delighted, though many older and more conservative honorees return their honors in protest. John Lennon later gives his back, protesting the war in Vietnam and also Cold Turkey slipping down the charts. 4. 1955: Debbie Reynolds marries Eddie Fisher in New York City, a marriage that will last just four tumultuous years before Fisher leaves Americas Sweetheart for Elizabeth Taylor.
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