In 1861, the federal government levied an income tax for the first time.
In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Admiral David G. Farragut is said to have given his famous order, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed agead!" as he led his fleet against Mobile Bay, Ala.
In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor.
In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in the bedroom of her Los Angeles home. Her death was ruled a
"probable suicide" caused by an overdose of sleeping pills. Monroe was 36.
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Former astronaut Neil A. Armstrong (1930)
Actor John Saxon (1930)
Actress Loni Anderson (1945)
Actress Holly Palance (1950)
Singer Samantha Sang (1953)
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"Ice is the silent language of the peak; and fire the silent language of the star."