Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) 
(June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962)

On August 5, 1962, movie actress Marilyn Monroe was found
dead in her home in Los Angeles. She was discovered lying
nude on her bed, face down, with a telephone in one hand.

Empty bottles of pills, prescribed to treat her depression,
were littered around the room. After a brief investigation,
Los Angeles police concluded that her death was “caused
by a self-administered administered overdose of sedative
drugs and that the mode of death is probable suicide.”

FALL RIVER, Mass. (TND) — August 4, 2022, marks 130 years
since Lizzie Borden’s father and stepmother were killed in their Massachusetts home.

The double homicide remains one of the most notorious unsolved murders in American history.

Borden was accused of killing her father, Andrew, and stepmother,
Abby, in their home at 230 Second St. in Fall River. She was later acquitted but many people believed — and still believe — she
committed the crimes.

THE LIZZIE BORDEN HOME TODAY.

On August 3, 1977, “The Spy Who Loved Me,” starring Roger
Moore as the suave superspy James Bond, known for his love
of fast cars and dangerous women, was released in theaters
across America. The film features one of the most memorable
Bond cars of all time–a sleek, powerful Lotus Esprit sports car
that does double duty as a submarine. 

CAMILLE BOHANNON

Singer Tony Bennett (Anthony Dominick Benedetto) is
96 today.

    
Vincent Edward Scully (November 29, 1927 – August 2, 2022)

Vin Scully was a sportscaster, best known for his 67
seasons calling games for Major League Baseball‘s
Los Angeles Dodgers, beginning in 1950 (when the
franchise was located in Brooklyn) and ending in 2016.

In addition to Dodgers baseball, Scully called various
nationally-televised football and golf contests for CBS
Sports from 1975 to 1982, and was NBC Sports‘ lead
baseball play-by-play announcer from 1983 to 1989. He
also called the World Series for CBS Radio from 1979
to 1982 and again from 1990 to 1997. Scully died at his
home in Hidden Hills, California.