Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
1843 US Navy flag officer David Farragut (42) weds Virginia Loyall
David Farragut
Wedding of Interest
1931 SS-Sturmbannfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich marries Lina von Osten
Reinhard Heydrich
- 1994 President Clinton's brother Roger Clinton (37) weds 8-mo pregnant Molly Nartin (25)
Wedding of Interest
2001 "Harry Potter" author J. K. Rowling (36) weds anesthesiologist Neil Murray (30) in Aberfeldy, Scotland
J. K. Rowling
December in History
Business a Rocky Road for Hansom Cab Pioneer
Architect and inventor Joseph Hansom was a man of vision who somehow found it impossible to turn his great ideas into money-making ventures.
December 23, 1834
The Day Murdoch Spoilt the Queen's Christmas
Queen Elizabeth II made the first live Christmas Day broadcast of her reign on December 25, 1952. Forty years later a pre-recorded message would be leaked.
December 25, 1952
'Hitler Will Have to Break Us or Lose the War'
The German Luftwaffe were hammering the British RAF until a furious and frustrated Hitler changed the plan and possibly the outcome of the war.
December 29, 1940
The Taming of Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill made an emotional speech to the Canadian Parliament on this day, December 30, 1941. His photograph from that day is just as memorable.
December 30, 1941