Morning Minutes: June 1

Word of the Day

Scintilla sin-TIL-uh (noun) A minute particle; spark; trace - dictionary.com

Website of the Day

Marilyn Monroe: Early Photos, 1950

http://life.time.com/icons/marilyn-monroe-early-photos-los-angeles-1950/#1

See photographer Ed Clark's pictures from a photo shoot he did with Monroe at the beginning of her career, before she became a major celebrity.

Number to Know

36: Marilyn Monroe died of a barbiturate overdose at age 36.

This Day in History

June 1, 1926: Marilyn Monroe is born.

Today's Featured Birthday

Actor Morgan Freeman (76)

Daily Quote

"There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it." - Buddha