Peter Gibbons: Well, I generally come in at least fifteen minutes late, ah, I use the side door – that way Lumbergh can’t see me, heh heh – and, uh, after that I just sorta space out for about an hour.
Bob Porter: Da-uh? Space out?
Peter Gibbons: Yeah, I just stare at my desk; but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch, too. I’d say in a given week I probably only do about fifteen minutes of real, actual, work.

It turned out a lot of people could sympathize. Though it didn’t do much at the box office, “Office Space,” released today in 1999, went on to become a cult classic. If you’ve worked in an office building over the last decade, you’ve heard this movie quoted.

Today in 1945 30,000 U.S. Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima, beginning a month long battle that was among the bloodiest in the Pacific during World War II. On the fifth day of the battle, AP’s Joseph Rosenthal snapped this iconic photo:

He got 48 “likes” on his Facebook page.

Bon Scott was found dead today in 1980. ACDC’s lead singer died of acute alcohol poisoning after a night on the town. He was just 33. Scott sang lead on the hits “TNT,” “It’s a Long Way To the Top (If You Wanna Rock N’ Roll),” “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap,” and “Highway to Hell.”

Today in 1995 Tommy Lee married Pamela Anderson on a beach in Cancun.

— Bill Hubbell