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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 her career 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.

Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877)

Brigham Young was the second president of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1847
until his death in 1877. He founded Salt Lake City and he
served as the first governor of the Utah Territory. Young
also led the founding’s of the precursors to the University
of Utah and Brigham Young University.

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
and educator who was blind and deaf. Her education and
training represent an extraordinary accomplishment in the
education of persons with these disabilities.

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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.

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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.

The Lockheed Vega 5B flown by Amelia Earhart as seen on display
at the National Air and Space Museum.

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.

Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner, January 30, 1989.

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Marilyn Monroe performed a sultry rendition of "Happy Birthday" for President John F. Kennedy (below). The event was a fund-raiser at
New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Malcolm X  (Malcolm Little) (May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965)

Iconic Muslim minister, leader of the Nation of Islam, and human rights
activist, Malcom X spoke out against disenfranchisement of African
Americans and white supremacy.  His autobiography, published shortly
after his assassination in 1965, is considered one of the most important
nonfiction books of the 20th century. 
 
 

John and Jacqueline Kennedy.

Aristotle and Jacqueline Onassis.

Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (Bouvier)  
(July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994)

In Massapequa, NY. on this day in 1992, Mary Jo Buttafuoco
was shot and seriously wounded by Amy Fisher. Fisher was
her husband Joey’s teen-age lover.

Amy Elizabeth Fisher will be 44 on August 21. 

Mary Jo and her husband Joey Buttafuoco.

Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend is 73 years old today.

Pete Townshend is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and
multi-instrumentalist, best known as the lead guitarist, backing
vocalist, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Who. His
career with the Who spans over 50 years, during which time the
band grew to be considered one of the most influential bands of
the 20th century.

1978’s “Superman” with Christopher Reeves and Margot Kidder.

Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder (October 17, 1948 – May 13, 2018)

(Fox News) – Margot Kidder, best known for her role as Lois Lane in the "Superman" films of the 1970s and 80s, has died. She was 69.

An obituary said the Canadian born actress died on Sunday at her home
in Livingston, Mont. The cause of death was not released.

Margot Kidder and James Brolin in the 1979 horror film, "The
Amityville Horror."