(Fox News) – There are many iconic and infamous homes in Los Angeles, but rarely do they appear on the market. That might be the reason one home in Bel Air is attracting so much attention from potential buyers, developers, and fans alike.
Forbes reports this particular Bel Air mansion was reportedly once owned by socialite and actress Zsa Zsa Gabor, and was rumored to have been occupied by playboy and aviator Howard Hughes, and King of Rock-and-Roll Elvis Presley — and it’s on the market for $23.4 million.
On this day in 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment." The ruling prompted states to revise their capital punishment laws.
Israel removed barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem on this day in 1967.
On this day in 1995, the shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.
A long-time smoker, Clooney was diagnosed with lung cancer at the end of 2001. Around this time, she gave one of her last concerts in Hawaii, backed by the Honolulu Symphony Pops; her last song was "God Bless America". Her final show was at Red Bank New Jersey’s Count Basie Theater in December 2001. Despite surgery, she died six months later on June 29, 2002, at her Beverly Hills home. Her nephew, actor George Clooney, was a pallbearer at her funeral, which was attended by numerous stars.
Pallbearers carry the casket of Rosemary Clooney out of St. Patrick’s Church after funeral services in Maysville, Ky. Actor George Clooney, at center.
Recorded live on November 16, 2001, Released on November 19, 2001.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn(May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003)
In 1997, Katharine Hepburn had become very weak, was speaking and eating very little, and it was feared she would die.She showed signs of dementia in her final years. In May 2003, an aggressive tumor was found in Hepburn’s neck. The decision was made not to medically intervene, and she died from a cardiac arrest on June 29, 2003, a month after her 96th birthday at the Hepburn family home in Fenwick, Connecticut.
In Britain on this day in 1967, "Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band" was released by the Beatles. It was released June 2 in the U.S.
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)
Iconic sex symbol Marilyn Monroe starred in the classic comedy Some Like It Hot (1959) and became the most famous woman in the world during the 1950s. Her other memorable films include 1955’s The Seven Year Itch and 1953’s Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Personal struggles took hold of her late in hercareer and she died of an overdose of barbiturates at the young age of 36. The above photo is from Marilyn Monroe’s final photoshoot, just three weeks before her death.
Cable News Network (CNN) made its debut as the first all-news station on this day in 1980. Ted Turner (above) launched the network.
A statue of Brigham Young at the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Helen Adams Keller (Born June 27, 1880, Tuscumbia, Alabama, died June 1, 1968, Westport, Connecticut), She was a author andeducator who was blind and deaf. Her education and training represent an extraordinary accomplishment in the education of persons with these disabilities.
Charles A. Lindberg completed the first solo nonstop airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean on this day in 1927. The trip began May 20.
The American branch of the Red Cross was founded by Clara Barton on this day in 1881.
Clarissa "Clara" Harlowe Barton(December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912)
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks (above) was murdered in a "thrill killing" committed by Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (below) on this day in 1924. The killers were students at the University of Chicago.
On this day in 1959, the musical "Gypsy" opened on Broadway and played 702 performances, closing on March 25, 1961 at the Imperial Theatre.
From left: Sandra Church as Louise, Ethel Merman starred as Rose, and Jack Klugman as Herbie.
On this day in 1927, Charles Lindbergh (below) took off from New York to cross the Atlantic for Paris aboard his airplane the "Spirit of St.Louis." The flight took 33 1/2 hours.
On this day in 1932, Amelia Earhart took off to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She became the first woman to achieve the feat.
A white mob attacked the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, AL. on this day in 1961. The event prompted the federal government to send U.S. marshals (below).
In Spain on this day in 1506, explorer Christopher Columbus died in poverty at age 54. He had been in poor health and bedridden for some time.
Gilda Susan Radner(June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989)
Gilda Radner was a comedian, writer, actress, and one of seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Her SNL work established her as an iconic figure in the history of American comedy.
Radner was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on May 17, 1989, to undergo a CT scan. She was given a sedative and went into a coma during the scan. She did not regain consciousness and died three days later, from ovarian cancer and complications due to intestinal perforation on May 20, 1989; husband Gene Wilder was at her side.
