Weddings in History
Wedding of Interest
1894 Harry Houdini marries Bessie Rahner
Harry Houdini
Wedding of Interest
1969 Writer and producer R. L. Stine (25) weds editor Jane Waldhorn
R. L. Stine
- 2013 Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland (45) weds photographer Jamie Wachtel in Los Angeles, California
June in History
!['Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon]()
'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon
There is a strict dress code at Wimbledon and, as Gussie Moran discovered on this day in tennis history, tennis players break it at their peril.
June 20, 1949![Deadly Quest For The Northern Passage]()
Deadly Quest For The Northern Passage
For centuries mankind had sought the fabled Northern Passage - a new route for shipping from Europe to Asia. Explorer Henry Hudson's attempt did not go well.
June 22, 1611![How the Qwerty Keyboard was Born]()
How the Qwerty Keyboard was Born
A typewriter patent was granted on this day to the man who would go on to produce and inflict on us all the ubiquitous Qwerty keyboard.
June 23, 1868![The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe]()
The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe
The strange social phenomena of Medieval Europe where people began dancing and simply couldn't stop
June 24, 1374
