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

Iconic Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe was found
dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36 on this day in
history, August 5, 1962.

Monroe died between 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on August 
4, the toxicology report showed the cause of death was
acute barbiturate poisoning.

A brief investigation after her death resulted in conclusions
by the Los Angeles police that Monroe’s cause of death
was suicide.

1953

1959

The Twilight Zone is an anthology television series created
by Rod Serling (above).The first series, shot entirely in black
and white, ran on CBS for five seasons from 1959 to 1964.

TV Guide ranked the original TV series #5 in their 2013 list of the 60 greatest shows of all time and #4 in their list of the 60 greatest
dramas.

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock)
(November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023)

Tina Turner, known as the Queen of Rock n’ Roll, has died
after a long illness.

The singer, who achieved global fame with a string of soulful
hits including River Deep – Mountain High, The Best and What’s
Love Got To Do With It, triumphed over early adversity and also overcame domestic abuse, to become one of the world’s most
loved singers.

She died at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

Ike and Tina Turner

1967: Turner was the first black artist and first female on the
cover of Rolling Stone magazine (Issue No. 2).

During an outdoor rally in Laurel, Maryland on May 15, 1972,
George Wallace, the governor of Alabama and a presidential
candidate, was shot by 21-year-old Arthur Bremer. Three
others were wounded, and  Wallace was left paralyzed from
the waist down.

Michigan and Maryland. On June 8, Shirley Chisholm, the
first Black woman elected to Congress and one of Wallace’s
opponents for the Democratic nomination, famously visited
him in the hospital to wish him well. He remained in the
hospital for several months, bringing his third presidential
campaign to an irrevocable end.

Arthur Herman Bremer will be 73 August
21.

After 35 years of incarceration, Bremer was
released from prison on November 9, 2007.

George Corley Wallace Jr.
(August 25, 1919 – September 13, 1998)

On May 11, 1947, the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio,
announced it had developed a tubeless tire, a technological
innovation that would make automobiles safer and more
efficient.

The culmination of more than three years of engineering,
Goodrich’s tubeless tire effectively eliminated the inner
tube, trapping the pressurized air within the tire walls
themselves. By reinforcing those walls, the company
claimed, they were able to combine the puncture-sealing
features of inner tubes with an improved ease of riding,
high resistance to bruising and superior retention of air
pressure.