The Associated PressMarilyn Monroe is made comfortable in a car by her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, following her release from Doctors Hospital, New York City, Aug. 10, 1957. Marilyn was hospitalized for a miscarriage and spent 10 days in the hospital.
MAC, The Associated PressTop seed Jimmy Connors of Belleville, Ill., makes a face at opponent Ivan Lendl of Czechoslovakia during quarterfinal action at the U.S. Open Clay Court tennis championships in Indianapolis on Friday, Aug. 10, 1979. Lendl had hit several winners, and Connors admonished him, Let me play! Connors won the match, 6-2, 7-6, to advance to Saturday's semifinal round.
The Associated PressKing George VI, grandson of King Edward VII, is shown taking a ride in a 1899 Daimler at the Daimler works in Coventry, England, on Aug. 10, 1939. The Daimler was originally built for Edward VII when he was Prince of Wales.
The Associated PressThis is East Base, established in Marguerite Bay, Little America, in March by Adm. Richard E. Byrd's expedition to the Antarctic. Twenty-six men are waiting through the Antarctic winter on Aug. 10, 1940, to resume their explorations when summer comes.
John Lent, The Associated PressPatrons at McSorley's Old Ale House in New York City, Aug. 10, 1970, lift their steins in a toast to the end of a 116-year-old tradition barring women. With them is Elaine Everett, one of a handful of young women who entered the premises shortly after a new New York City law was passed, prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sex.
Joe Rosenthal, The Associated PressTiny natives of Guam hold home-made American flags made by their mothers from parts of dresses while in custody of the Japanese, Aug. 10, 1944. The children waved the flags when the Yanks moved in.
The Associated PressBritish liner Queen Mary steams along the North River, New York, on Aug. 10, 1945, bringing home thousands of American servicemen.
The Associated PressBlack Americans line up to receive ballots at Columbia, S.C., as members of the black community vote in a South Carolina Democratic primary for the first time since 1876 on Aug. 10, 1948. In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that blacks cannot be denied the right to vote in primary elections.
BJ, The Associated PressH. Rap Brown, left national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, made a surprise visit to the predominantly black Association of Radio Announcer which is holding a 4-day convention in Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 10, 1967. Sitting beside him is jazz singer Nina Simone.
The Associated PressLeroy "Satchel" Paige, elected to the Hall of Fame, holds up two fingers to the crowd at Doubleday Field before the annual Hall of Fame game in Cooperstown, N.Y., Monday, Aug. 10, 1971.
The Associated PressThis is Devon's only pipe-smoking dog, 8-year-old American bull terrier named Butch, shown Aug. 10, 1974. For the past five years Butch has smoked a daily tobacco pipe. His owner Jean Morel, 52, of Greenclose, Exmouth, Devon, who is disabled, said "Butch is a real pal to me and he started smoking five years ago. He used to pinch my pipe so I decided to give him one of his own." Butch also sports only one eye, he lost his right eye in a battle with a neighbor's dog.
The Associated PressElton John performs at the piano at New York's Madison Square Garden, Aug. 10, 1976.
David J. Phillip, The Associated PressUnited States' Michael Phelps laughs as he listens to the national anthem after winning the gold in the men's 400-meter individual medley final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008.
Hal Goldenberg, The Associated PressDavid Berkowitz, who police say is "Son of Sam" the .44 caliber killer, is taken into police headquarters in New York City early Thursday morning, Aug. 11, 1977. Authorities said he was arrested in his apartment in Yonkers, N.Y.
The Associated PressPhillies Pete Rose waves to huge crowd while standing on first base on Monday night, Aug. 10, 1981 after breaking the National League's all-time career hitting record in 8th inning of game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Philadelphia. A Rose fan in background was ready with a bed sheet painted with the new record number of 3,631.
Rusty Kennedy, The Associated PressMotorists make their way along Route 95 southbound toward Philadelphia International Airport, Aug. 10, 1987 as a fireball from a seven-alarm fire in a petroleum tank at a Chevron USA Inc. Refinery erupts behind them.
Nick Ut, The Associated PressYoung actor Neil Patrick Harris of the television series "Doogie Howser, M.D." is shown, Aug. 10, 1989, in Los Angeles.
The Associated PressDavid Brooks, 18, right, squats on the beach with a law enforcement official as police search for bodies in High Island, Texas, Aug. 10, 1973. Brooks is implicated with Elmer Wayne Henley and Dean Corll, in the murders of at least 24 young men in a mass sex-slaying case. The 24 bodies were discovered in three different locations in Texas.
Charles Tasnadi, The Associated PressDistrict of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry gestures that he will not make a comment as he leaves U.S. District Court in Washington on Friday, Aug. 10, 1990 following the jury's verdict in his drug and perjury trial. Barry was found guilty of one cocaine possession charge and found innocent on another cocaine possession charge. A mistrial was declared on the remaining 12 charges, including the most serious perjury charges, after the jury reported it was deadlocked.
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Marilyn Monroe is made comfortable in a car by her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, following her release from Doctors Hospital, New York City, Aug. 10, 1957. Marilyn was hospitalized for a miscarriage and spent 10 days in the hospital.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on August 10.

















