In July 1956, DJ Dick Clark inherited WFIL-TV’s Bandstand
from scandal-tainted Bob Horn and revamped it.

On August 5, 1957, TV’s "American Bandstand" began
broadcasting nationally beaming images of clean-cut,
average teenagers dancing to 67 ABC affiliates across
the nation.

The show would become an iconic expression of American 
teen culture.

Dick Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012)

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

Note: One of the last few photos of Marilyn Monroe taken
weeks before her death.

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

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971)

Louis Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans,
Louisiana. He was.a trumpeter and vocalist who was
among the most influential figures in jazz.

His career spanned five decades and several eras in
the history of jazz. Armstrong received numerous
accolades including the Grammy Award for Best
Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as
well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award in 1972.

His influence crossed musical genres, with inductions
into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame, and the National Rhythm & Blues
Hall of Fame, among others.

TILLAMOOK, Ore. (KATU) — The Tillamook Air Museum is
set to welcome a new addition to its collection on Monday.

An AV-8B Harrier is set to join the nearly three dozen
aircraft on display at the museum.

The Harrier will fly into Tillamook between 3:30 p.m. and
4:30 p.m., according to the museum’s Facebook page.

After a few safety components are removed, the public
will be welcome to approach the aircraft, meet the pilot
and maintenance crew, and take photos before it is
moved inside the museum.

The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a
single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the
second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical
or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL).

The aircraft is primarily employed on light attack or
multi-role missions, ranging from close air support of
ground troops to armed reconnaissance.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)