The Van Nuys Civic Center postal depot will be renamed the Marilyn Monroe Post Office.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed resolutions renaming two post offices in the Los Angeles area in honor of Marilyn Monroe (shown above) and rock ‘n’ roll legend Ritchie Valens located in Pacoima..
The Los Angeles Daily News reported Thursday that the Van Nuys Civic Center postal depot will be renamed the Marilyn Monroe Post Office.
Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson) (June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962)
Ritchie Valens (Richard Steven Valenzuela) (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959)
On this day in 1775, the U.S. postal system is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first postmaster general. Franklin (1706-1790) put in place the foundation for many aspects of today’s mail system.
The United States Postal Service announced that it is issuing a new commemorative stamp honoring the late President George H. W. Bush.
The stamp, which is now available for pre-order, will be available for delivery following a first-day-of-issue ceremony, which will be held on Bush’s birthday, June 12, at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum (shown below). Bush died November 30, 2018 at the age of 94.
Thomas Edison perfected a workable electric light bulb on this day in 1877. It would last 13 1/2 hours before it burned out.
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931)
On this day in 1805, The Battle of Trafalgar occurred off the coast of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. The British defeated the French and Spanish fleet. It was the greatest battle in British naval history.
British Admiral Horatio Nelsonwas shot and killed during battle.
Admiral Horatio Nelson was one of Great Britain’s greatest war heroes.
On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his last speech just 24 hours before he was assassinated. He spoke on… "I’ve Been To The Mountaintop”.
On this day in 1936, Richard Bruno Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and death of the son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann (November 26, 1899 – April 3, 1936)
The Charles Lindbergh family.
President Harry Truman signed the Marshall Plan to revive war-torn Europe on this day in 1948. It was $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
On this day in 1882, the outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back and killed by Robert Ford for a $5,000 reward. There was later controversy over whether it was actually Jesse James that had been killed.
Robert Newton Ford(January 31, 1862 – June 8, 1892)
The first Pony Express riders left St. Joseph, MO for Sacramento, CA. on this day in 1860. The trip across country took about 10 days. The Pony Express only lasted about a year and a half.
Marlon Brando Jr.(April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) He was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
Marlon Brando portrayed powerful characters such as Don Vito in The Godfather (1972), Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954), and Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (1979). His performances in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) earned him additional acclaim.
