On This Day
August 5
Underwear Day
1620 The Mayflower leaves Southampton England
1891 American Express issue the first Traveller’s Cheques
1924 The debut of the comic Little Orphan Annie
1926 Houdini escapes from a an underwater coffin in 1 hr 1/2
1957 The ABC-TV debut of American Bandstand hosted by Dick Clark.
1957 The debut of the comic strip Andy Capp
1962 Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose
1962 Nelson Mandela is arrested for leaving South Africa
1966 The Beatles released the album Revolver and singles Yellow Submarine & Eleanor Rigby
1972 The song Nights in White Satin is released by The Moody Blues
1974 The Runways are formed by Joan Jett
2003 Ween release the album Quebec
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1906 John Huston John Huston film actor one of the greatest director of all time known for The Maltese Falcon, The Red Badge of Courage, The Night of the Iguana & The Man Who Would Be King.
1930 Neil Armstrong astronaut The first man on the moon
1937 Herb Brooks Hockey Coach won a gold medal
1959 Pat Smear musician in the bands Nirvana, Foo Fighters
1962 Patrick Ewing basketball great won @NCAA champion in 1984 played for @nyknicks
1968 Funkmaster Flex Hip Hop DJ
1975 Eicca Toppinen musician in the band Apocalyptica
1987 Xenia Tchoumitcheva model actress
1993 Suzuka Ohgo actress
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