- Flashback
- Posts
- William Wallace / Income Tax / Marilyn Monroe
William Wallace / Income Tax / Marilyn Monroe
On This Day (August 5): Your quick daily trip back in time.
Fatih Taskiran
August 05, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 1 minute
🌟 Editor's Note
Good morning. It's Tuesday, Aug. 5, and we're exploring the mystery of Marilyn Monroe's death, the first electric traffic light, the first federal income tax, and much more.
First time here? Join 10,000+ smart readers waking up with Flashback.
Enjoying this? Share it → It’s good karma. 💌
Got something to say? Hit reply. We read and respond to all emails.
🚀 Time Machine
Your Daily Time Machine, Unlocked
Go ad-free, unlock the Time Vault (complete archive), wear a quiet Premium Badge, and take your place on the Wall of Thanks.
Already a paying subscriber? Sign In.
Inside the Vault:
- • Ad-Free Reading — keep the story, lose the ads
- • Time Vault Access — full archive (members-only)
- • Premium Badge — a quiet mark of taste
- • Wall of Thanks — your name in our hall of fame (Yearly: immediately; Monthly: after 3 months)
Reply