June 07

Events - Culture & Arts

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Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.

After two decades on air, the Lux Radio Theatre airs its final broadcast on June 7, 1955.

First broadcast in 1934, Lux Radio Theatre became one of America’s most beloved radio anthology series, adapting Broadway hits and Hollywood films with star-studded casts. For over twenty years, its weekly presentations brought theatrical glamour into living rooms across the nation. On June 7, 1955, the program aired its farewell episode, citing changing audience tastes and the rise of television as key factors in its cancellation. The show’s legacy endures in the history of radio drama, influencing future anthology formats and preserving the golden age of radio’s storytelling traditions.

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Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.

In 1982, Priscilla Presley opened Graceland, Elvis Presley's iconic mansion, to the public as a museum while sealing off the bathroom where he died.

On June 7, 1982, Graceland—Elvis Presley's Memphis estate—opened to the public as a museum curated by Priscilla Presley. Visitors toured the King's living quarters, stage costumes, and personal memorabilia preserved in situ. To honor Elvis's memory, the bathroom where he died remained strictly off-limits to guests. The museum's launch transformed Graceland into a pilgrimage site for fans worldwide. It sparked a surge in tourism to Memphis and solidified Elvis's legacy in American pop culture. Today, Graceland attracts visitors eager to experience the personal world of the King of Rock 'n' Roll.

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