The Battle of Guadalcanal. The Battle of Guadalcanal took place in 1942 when the US Marines landed on August 7th. The landing at Guadalcanal was unopposed â but it took the Americans six months to defeat the Japanese in what was to turn into a classic battle of attrition.
Marilyn Monroe won three Golden Globe Awards: Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Some Like It Hot (1960) World Film Favorite Female (1953) World Film Favorit â¦ e Female (1962) She was also nominated for another Golden Globe for: Best Motion Picture Actress in Comedy or Musical for Bus Stop (1956).
Marilyn Monroe. For other uses, see Marilyn Monroe (disambiguation). Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 â August 5, 1962) was an American actress and model. Famous for playing comic dumb blonde characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s, emblematic of the era's attitudes towards sexuality.