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“The Million Dollar Quartet” (from left to right: Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash).

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Timeline of the 1970s

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10 Musical Acts That Scored 10 #1 Hits

Elvis Presley performing on the television show "Elvis: The Comeback Special" (1968).

Why Is Elvis Called “the King of Rock ’n’ Roll”?

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

Thanksgiving Celebration Traditional Dinner Setting Food Concept

Why Is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Celebrated on a Thursday?

Santa Claus flying in his sleigh, christmas, reindeer

Was Santa Claus a Real Person?

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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11 Banned Books Through Time

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7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

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“The Million Dollar Quartet” (from left to right: Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash).

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Key People

The King of Rock and Roll

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor

Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis

American musician

Wanda Jackson

Wanda Jackson

American singer

Gene Vincent

American singer

Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty

American singer

Quiz

America jazz singer Billie Holiday, 1943. (gelatin silver print)

Music in the World (Part One) Quiz

Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

Sound Check: Musical Vocabulary Quiz