March 1 in Elvis history!!

[SAT-I need more room!!]

1958


Cast and crew leave by train for a week of locaton shooting on King Creole in New Orleans.

Elvis and his entourage stay on the tenth floor of the Roosevelt Hotel.

Security breaks down when the mayor, against all of the Colonel's advice, proclaims "Elvis Presley Day" and a near riot ensues when Elvis' fans come out to see the star.

[Dawn]

That's interesting - I hadn't known about that! I imagine there was bedlam, very much like New York City with the Beatles in February 1964!