yasboogie: “I’m so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and got into bed before the room was dark.” - Muhammad Ali (before the 1974 fight against George Foreman). Via Photo: Steve Schapiro, 1963
gaws: 45 years ago today, The Beatles released Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, which is probably the greatest album of all time. 
life: Happy Birthday, Marilyn. Here, on Marilyn’s birthday, LIFE.com presents a selection of Eyerman’s rare photos of the young actress as she studied with three coaches: bandleader Phil Moore (singing); dance instructor, and the ex-husband of the great Cyd Charisse, Nico Charisse (ballet); and a one-time European stage star, Natasha Lytess, who would serve as Monroe’s acting coach until the mid-1950s.