The Pilgrims land on Plymouth Rock, the first crossword puzzle is published, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" premieres, Gen. Patton dies, and Elvis visits Nixon at the White House, all on this day.
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1970: Elvis Presley goes to the White House to volunteer his services to U.S. President Richard Nixon on fighting the nation's drug problems. Presley gives Nixon a chrome-plated Colt .45 and Nixon gives Elvis a Narcotics Bureau badge.