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Today is Wednesday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2026. There are 148 days left in the year.<\/p>\n

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Today in history:<\/h4>\n

On Aug. 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe, 36, was found dead in her Los Angeles home; her death was ruled a probable suicide from \u201cacute barbiturate poisoning.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also on this date:<\/h4>\n

In 1861, Abraham Lincoln signed the Revenue Act of 1861, which levied the first income tax on Americans (a flat tax of 3% on those making over $800\/year) to help fund the Union\u2019s Civil War effort.<\/p>\n

In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Adm. David G. Farragut led his fleet to victory in the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama.<\/p>\n

In 1884, the cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty\u2019s pedestal was laid on Bedloe\u2019s Island in New York Harbor.<\/p>\n

In 1914, the first electric traffic light system was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the intersection of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue.<\/p>\n

In 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the 200-meter dash at the Berlin Olympics, collecting the third of his four gold medals.<\/p>\n

In 1953, Operation Big Switch began as prisoners taken during the Korean War were exchanged at Panmunjom.<\/p>\n

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In 1957, the music and dance show \u201cAmerican Bandstand,\u201d hosted by Dick Clark, made its national network debut, beginning a 30-year run on ABC.<\/p>\n

In 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a valid passport and inciting workers to strike; it was the beginning of 27 years of imprisonment.<\/p>\n

In 1964, U.S. Navy pilot Everett Alvarez Jr. became the first American flyer to be shot down and captured by North Vietnam; he was held prisoner until February 1973.<\/p>\n

In 1974, the White House released transcripts of subpoenaed tape recordings showing that President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, had discussed a plan in June 1972 to use the CIA to thwart the FBI\u2019s Watergate investigation; revelation of the tape sparked Nixon\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n

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In 2010, 33 workers were trapped in a copper mine in northern Chile after a tunnel caved in (all were rescued 69 days later).<\/p>\n

In 2011, the sun-powered robotic explorer Juno rocketed toward Jupiter on a five-year quest to discover the secret recipe for making planets. (Juno reached Jupiter on July 4, 2016.)<\/p>\n

In 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had ruled Bangladesh for 15 years, fled to India after weeks of student-led protests in which more than 800 people were killed and about 1,400 were injured.<\/p>\n

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Today\u2019s Birthdays:<\/h4>\n
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  • Country music songwriter Bobby Braddock is 86.<\/li>\n
  • Pop singer Samantha Sang is 75.<\/li>\n
  • Actor-singer Maureen McCormick is 70.<\/li>\n
  • Rock musician Pat Smear is 67.<\/li>\n
  • Author David Baldacci is 66.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Janet McTeer is 65.<\/li>\n
  • Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing is 64.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Mark Strong is 63.<\/li>\n
  • Director-screenwriter James Gunn is 60.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Jonathan Silverman is 60.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Jesse Williams is 45.<\/li>\n
  • Actor\/singer Olivia Holt is 29.<\/li>\n
  • NBA guard Anthony Edwards is 25.<\/li>\n
  • Actor Albert Tsai is 22.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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