历史上的今天-Today in History 2010-08-05(在线收听

 August 5th, 1962“You never felt anything for anybody in your life. All you know is the sad words. You could blow up the world, and all you'd feel is sorry for yourself!”

Actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36. Her death is officially ruled as a probable suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.
1884The cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. The statue is dedicated more than two years later.
1957American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, makes its network debut on ABC. The teenage TV dance party lasts for the next three decades.
1984 “I said get over there and answer that door.”
“All right, whatever, loved ones.”
Actor Richard Burton, who drew headlines for his marriages to actress Elizabeth Taylor, dies in Geneva, Switzerland. He was 58.
And 2000“Remember, the Force will be with you, always.”
Actor Alec Guinness known for movie roles from The Bridge on the River Kwai to Star Wars, dies in Britain at age 86.
Today in History, August 5th, Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
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