On this day in 1962.
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.
Richard Burton (Richard Walter Jenkins Jr.)
(November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984)
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Cléopâtre (1963)