TODAY IN HISTORY

1977: The King is dead. Elvis Presley is found dead at his Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tenn. He was 42.
1954: Milwaukee Braves third baseman Eddie Mathews appears on the cover of the first issue of Sports Illustrated.
1969: War protester Abbie Hoffman storms the Woodstock stage during the Who’s set, prompting guitarist Pete Townsend to bash him with his guitar until Hoffman falls off the stage.