Last Month | Yesterday | Tomorrow | Next Month | Every Month   June 1 1921   Bandleader Nelson Riddle born. His orchestra backed Frank Sinatra for a time. 1926   Marylin Monroe born in Los Angeles. MM sang in many film, was sewn into her dress for a rendition of "Happy Birthday" for Pres. Kennedy, and became a visual icon for Madonna's "Material Girl." 1934   Charles Eugene Patrick Boone born. Boone's best known for his whitebread cover versions of famous R&B hits like "Ain't That a Shame" and "Tutti Frutti". late in life he surfaced as a joke version of a hard rocker. 1938   Superman launched by Action Comics. The man of steel inspires many songs from a wide range of artists, including the Kinks and Laurie Anderson. 1947   Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, formerly of the Birds (UK group), the Jeff Beck Group, the Small Faces, and the Faces with Rod Stewart, born in Hillingdon, Middlesex, UK. 1948   Chicago R&B star Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Williamson) dies as a result of injuries sustained in a robbery in Chicago. 1959   Alan Wilder , of the UK synth band Depeche Mode, born. 1964   The Rolling Stones arrive at JFK airport to begin their first US tour. 1967   The Beatles release the LP, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." 1973   Ex-Soft Machine member Robert Wyatt breaks his spine falling from a window during a party. He remains brilliant and in a wheelchair. 1976   The Damned make their live debut at the Nashville Rooms in London.