This Day In History: Marilyn Monroe is found dead

Marilyn Monroe appears in one of her most iconic portraits several years before singing at President Kennedy’s birthday gala. 

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe Archives | HISTORY

Home

HISTORY

America’s Founding Fathers decided that one elected civilian—the U.S. president—would lead the executive branch of the federal government, a governmental structure that has remained in place for more than 200 years.

U.S. Presidents

The 1960s was one of the most tumultuous and divisive decades in world history. The era was marked by the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War and antiwar protests, countercultural movements, political assassinations and the emerging "generation gap."

1960s

South America is a large continent with a rich history including fascinating people and places like the Inca, Machu Picchu, Che Guevara, Augusto Pinochet, Easter Island and more.

South American History

The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

American Revolution

Art history tells the complex story of human civilization through art, literature and design. It ranges from prehistoric art of the Neolithic period through Renaissance masterpieces, Impressionism, Modernism, the Bauhaus and contemporary art.

Marilyn Monroe

Stories

7 Historical Figures Who Grew Up as Orphans

When Marilyn Monroe Sang ‘Happy Birthday, Mr. President’ to JFK

This Day in History

Marilyn Monroe is found dead

Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DiMaggio

Marilyn Monroe born

Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed