Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
1777 First American flag seamstress Betsy Ross (25) weds mariner Joseph Ashburn
Betsy Ross
- 1905 Princess Margaret of Connaught marries Gustav, Crown Prince of Sweden.
Wedding of Interest
1953 Sci-Fi author Arthur C. Clarke (35) weds Marilyn Torgenson in New York
Arthur C. Clarke
- 1969 British-American romance novelist, Jackie Collins (31) weds 2nd husband, American theatrical producer Oscar Lerman (49), at the home of her sister Joan
- 1978 Jordan's King Hussein marries Elizabeth Halaby, 26-yr-old American
- 1992 Director Frank Perry (Mommie Dearest) marries Virginia Bush Ford
- 2013 "Hart of Dixie" actor Cress Williams (42) weds girlfriend Kristen Torrianni in Texas
Divorces in History
Divorce of Interest
1978 US Senator Edward W. Brooke (58) divorces first wife Remigia Ferrari-Scacco after 31 years of marriage
Edward W. Brooke