Marilyn Monroe: 50 Years After Her Death
Frank Worth, Courtesy of Emage International/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Sunday marks 50 years since the death of Marilyn Monroe. Monroe’s death at her Brentwood, Calif. home on Aug. 5, 1962 at the age of 36 was officially ruled a probable suicide by ove…
50th Anniversary of John Glenn’s Earth Orbit
Chris Cohen/NASA(WASHINGTON) — For John Glenn, who 50 years ago became the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth in his Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft, today is a bittersweet anniversary. Twelve astronauts have since walked on the moon. Robot space pro…