August 5th, 1962. Actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36.
1962年8月5日,演员玛丽莲·梦露被发现在位于洛杉矶的家中去世,年36岁。
Her death is officially ruled as a probable suicide from an overdose of sleeping pills.
官方裁定她是因过量服用安眠药而自杀身亡。
1884. The cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty's pedestal is laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
1884年,自由女神像基座基石在纽约港白德路岛搭建。
The statue is dedicated more than 2 years later.
两年多后,雕像工程竣工。
1957. American Bandstand, hosted by Dick Clark, makes its network debut on ABC. The teenage TV dance party lasts for the next 3 decades.
1957年,由迪克·克拉克主持的电视节目《美国舞台》首次亮相ABC。该青少年电视舞会节目播出三十年之久。
1984. Actor Richard Burton, who drew headlines for his marriages to actress Elizabeth Taylor, dies in Geneva, Switzerland. He was 58.
1984年,因和女演员伊丽莎白·泰勒的婚姻而登上头条的演员理查德·伯顿在瑞士日内瓦去世,年58岁。
And 2000. Actor Alec Guinness known for movie roles from The Bridge on the River Kwai to Star Wars, dies in Britain at age 86.
2000年,因出演电影《桂河大桥》以及《星球大战》而出名的演员亚利克·基尼斯在英国去世,年86岁。
Today in History, August 5th. Sandy Kozel, the Associated Press.
以上是8月5日《历史上的今天》,美联社桑迪·科泽尔为您播报。