Graceland Commemorates the 45th Anniversary of Elvis’ Passing

Above, Elvis Presley's grave in the Meditation Garden at Graceland. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Forty-five years ago, I was watching the James Cagney comedy, One, Two, Three when a news bulletin broke in announcing the death of Elvis Presley at Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.

Graceland will be commemorating the 45th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death with a yearlong celebration.

According to the Citizen Tribune:

MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 4, 2022--

Elvis Presley’s Graceland ® will be celebrating the life and legacy of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll throughout 2022 in commemoration of the 45 th anniversary of his passing in 1977. ELVIS 45 will include special events, giveaways, new exhibit openings, and concerts at Graceland during the year, plus exclusive merchandise offerings and more.

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New Yellowstone Theory

Above, one of many hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Most everyone who has taken even a scant look at Yellowstone National Park and its wonders know that below the surface of the park lies a supervolcano.

But what researchers and scientists debate on is where the source for Yellowstone's heat comes from.

A new theory on this has, pardon the pun, surfaced.

The Citizen Tribune reported:

Newly published research contradicts what has been a long-held — although fervently debated — theory about the hotspot underlying the Yellowstone supervolcano. 

Geologists at the University of Illinois used seismic waves that travel through the earth after earthquakes and explosions to produce an almost X-ray-like view of what’s going on underground. The information was then fed through a supercomputer to mimic different geologic scenarios that are known to have occurred over the past 20 million years in an attempt to come up with an explanation for the Yellowstone hotspot. 

Their conclusion? Yellowstone’s heat is being funneled west from the geologically active Pacific Coast.

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