This Day in History

August 5th in History

Harry Houdini escapes! In other news, the Mayflower leaves England and the US Army abolishes flogging. The Elephant Man, Neil Armstrong, Loni Anderson, and Patrick Ewing are born; Friedrich Engels and Marilyn Monroe die. Happy National Underwear Day!

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Quote of the Day

"The bed comprehends our whole life; for we were born in it, we live in it, and we shall die in it."

Guy de Maupassant, author born August 5, 1850