TODAY IN HISTORY

Sunday, August  05, 2012 AP Highlight in History:  On August 5, 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her Los Angeles home at age 36. (Her death was ruled a probable suicide from an overdose of barbiturates.)   AP Photo/George Barris
On this date in: 1861 The federal government levied an income tax for the first time. 1884 The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty was laid on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. 1924 The comic strip "Little Orphan Annie" by Harold Gray made its debut. 1957 "American Bandstand," hosted by Dick Clark, made its network TV debut on ABC. AP Photo 1963 The United States, Britain and the Soviet Union signed a treaty in Moscow banning nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater. 1966 The album "Revolver" by the Beatles was released. 1969 The U.S. space probe Mariner 7 flew by Mars, sending back photographs and scientific data. 1981 The federal government began firing striking air traffic controllers. 2001 Afghanistan's ruling Taliban jailed eight foreign aid workers, including two Americans, for allegedly preaching Christianity. 2009 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for a second term as Iran's president. 2010 The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan as the Supreme Court's 112th justice and the fourth woman in its history. The vote was 63-37. 2010 Thirty-three workers were trapped in a copper mine in northern Chile after a tunnel caved in. (They were rescued after being entombed for 69 days). 2011 Standard & Poor's lowered the United States' AAA credit rating by one notch to AA-plus.		Video HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today's Birthdays: Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford turns 31 years old today. AP Photo/Steven Senne Name Profession Age Neil Armstrong Astronaut 82 Loni Anderson Actress ("WKRP in Cincinnati") 67 Rick Derringer Rock singer 65 Maureen McCormick Actress ("The Brady Bunch") 56 Tawney Kitaen Actress 51 Patrick Ewing Basketball Hall of Famer 50 Jonathan Silverman Actor 46 Terri Clark Country singer 44 Actress Janet McTeer turns 51 years old today. AP Photo/Vince Bucci