Actress Marilyn Monroe(Norma Jeane Mortenson) (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962)
On Bedloe’s Island in New York Harbor on this day in 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid.
On this day in 1957, American Bandstand made its network debut on ABC-TV. The show was hosted by Dick Clark. Until this day the show had been a local show in Philadelphia since 1952.
From left: singer Paul Anka and Bandstand host Dick Clark
The American space probe Ranger 7 transmitted pictures of the moon’s surface on this day in 1964.
The 19 year old from France began making a name for himself in the American Revolution on this day in 1777.
Thomas Jefferson commissioned this portrait of Marquis de Lafayette. (Portrait by Joseph Boze).
Sens. Thomas Eagleton (left) and George McGovern celebrate their candidacy for vice president and president, respectively, at the Democratic National Convention in 1972.
Eighteen days after Eagleton was picked to run with McGovern, Eagleton arrived in Washington to hold a press conference on this day in 1972.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I will not divide the Democratic Party," Eagleton announced. "Therefore, tomorrow morning I will write to the chairman of the Democratic Party withdrawing my candidacy." His mental health was the main issue.
The election was held 99 days later. Richard Nixon would defeat George McGovern in a landslide — the widest margin of victory in the popular vote in presidential history.
Novelist Joanne Rowling,writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is 53 years young today.
English author J.K. Rowling wrote the bestselling Harry Potter fantasy books. Her first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (1997), was followed by six equally popular installments, all of which were made into feature films. She began writing as a child, creating stories about a rabbit family for her younger sister’s enjoyment.
On this day in 1965, U.S. President Johnson (center) signed into law Social Security Act that established Medicare and Medicaid. It went into effect the following year. Former President Harry S. Truman is seated on the right.
The USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on this day in 1945. The ship had just delivered key components of the Hiroshima atomic bomb to the Pacific island of Tinian. Only 316 out of 1,196 men aboard survived the attack.
An artists illustration of the attack on The USS Indianapolis.
The armistice agreement that ended the Korean War was signed at Panmunjon, Korea on this day in 1953.
The U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against President Richard Nixonon this day in 1974.
It was on this day in 1996.
The blast site is seen during the investigation immediately following the bombing.
On this day in 1980, the deposed shah of Iran, Muhammad Riza Pahlavi, died of cancer in a hospital near Cairo, Egypt.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi(October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980)
Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope) (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)
Bob Hope, was an English-American stand-up comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 54 feature films with Hope as star, including a series of seven "Road" musical comedy movies with Bing Crosby as Hope’s top-billed partner.
In addition to hosting the Academy Awards show 19 times, more than any other host, he appeared in many stage productions and television roles, and was the author of 14 books. Hope retired in 1997, and died at the age of 100 in 2003, at his home in the Toluca Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Bob Hope performs for servicemen at Munda Airstrip, New Georgia, Solomon Islands, in 1944.
Bob Hope in the guest chair on the Tonight Show with host Johnny Carson.
