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TODAY - Jun 01, 2026

Thought of the Day

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.

Today's Birthday

Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri Poet, Italian(1265)

A major Italian poet of the late middle ages.

 
Mikhail Glinka
Mikhail Glinka Composer, Russian(1804 )

A Russian composer who is widely regarded as the fountainhead of Russian classical music.

 
John Marshall Harlan
John Marshall Harlan Lawyer, American(1833)

An American lawyer and politician who served as the Supreme Court justice.

 
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe Actress, American(1926)

An American actress who led a turbulent life and became an icon after her death.

 
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Actor, American(1937)

An American actor who won an Oscar in 2005 for his role in Million Dollar Baby.

This day in History

1792

Kentucky becomes the 15th state in the Union.

1796

Tennessee enters the U.S. as the 16th state.

1831

British Arctic explorer John Ross and his nephew James Clark Ross become the first Europeans to reach the magnetic north pole, on the Boothia Peninsula in northern Canada.

1938

"Action Comics" #1 is released, the first comic book featuring the Superman character created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel.

2004

Nelson Mandela announces his retirement from public life.

Man who made the difference

Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962)

Marilyn Monroe

An American actress of the 20th century who is widely regarded as the most famous international sex symbol, was born on 1st June 1926, in Los Angeles. Her mother was emotionally unstable. She spent her childhood in orphanages. U.S Army photographer noticed her first. She posed for him for posters for the troops. Soon she became popular and found other assignments. Love Happy, Ladies of the Chorus, Clash By Night, There's No Business Like Show Business, Asphalt Jungle, All About Eve, Love Nest, and Monkey Business, River of No Return, were her other most notable works. In the summer of 1962 she was fired from the set of her latest picture, and a month later she was found dead in her home, on August 5, 1962, Brentwood, California, United States.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal