-- Ferdinand Porsche is released from a French prison after spending two years behind bars. He had been arrested by French and U.S. authorities, who suspected that he was a Nazi collaborator, in the aftermath of World War II.

-- Screen goddess Marilyn Monroe is found dead in her Los Angeles home.

-- The Bee Gees top the charts for the first of eight times with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." By the time their run ends, the group will score more No. 1 hits than any other group in history except for the Beatles and the Supremes.

-- President Richard M. "I am not a quitter" Nixon becomes the first president in U.S. history to resign. He says the decision goes against instincts but he wants the country to begin healing.

-- David Berkowitz, aka the Son of Sam, is arrested and charged with killing six people and wounding seven others during a year-long killing spree in New York City.