

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley. Elvis grew up as an only child. Elvis's musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church, and the black R&B he absorbed as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career with Sun Record label in Memphis. In 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation who ushered in a whole new era of American music. Elvis starred in 33 successful films, made historic television appearances, and knew great acclaim through his live concert performances. Elvis honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. Known the world over, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.

Elvis Aaron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935 to Vernon and Gladys Presley. Elvis grew up as an only child. Elvis's musical influences were the pop and country music of the time, the gospel music he heard in church, and the black R&B he absorbed as a Memphis teenager. In 1954, he began his singing career with Sun Record label in Memphis. In 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an international sensation who ushered in a whole new era of American music. Elvis starred in 33 successful films, made historic television appearances, and knew great acclaim through his live concert performances. Elvis honorably served his country in the U.S. Army. Known the world over, he is regarded as one of the most important figures of twentieth century popular culture. Elvis died at his Memphis home, Graceland, on August 16, 1977.
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7.6When Allied forces liberated the Nazi concentration camps in 1944-45, their terrible discoveries were recorded by army and newsreel cameramen, revealing for the first time the full horror of what had happened. Making use of British, Soviet and American footage, the Ministry of Information’s Sidney Bernstein (later founder of Granada Television) aimed to create a documentary that would provide lasting, undeniable evidence of the Nazis’ unspeakable crimes. He commissioned a wealth of British talent, including editor Stewart McAllister, writer and future cabinet minister Richard Crossman – and, as treatment advisor, his friend Alfred Hitchcock. Yet, despite initial support from the British and US Governments, the film was shelved, and only now, 70 years on, has it been restored and completed by Imperial War Museums under its original title "German Concentration Camps Factual Survey".
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