Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
1778 Poet Phillis Wheatley (24) weds grocer and advocate for black rights John Peters
Phillis Wheatley
Wedding of Interest
1984 Filmmaker Joel Coel marries actress Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand
- 1993 Stephane Powers weds Patrick de la Chenais
- 2006 Miss Costa Rica 2001 Piarella Peralta weds Dutch banker Tiemo Wesseling at Iglesia de Orosi in the Cartago province of Costa Rica
- 2006 Miss Puerto Rico 2003 Joyceline Montero weds architect Hansell Bajuelo at la Iglesia de la Misericordia in Guaynabo City
- 2014 Media personality Willard Scott (80) weds Paris Keena in Fort Myers, Florida
Famous Divorces
- 1990 Guns & Roses' Duff divorces Mandy Brix, lead singer for Lame Flames
April in History
![Giant Achievements of King Kong Creator]()
Giant Achievements of King Kong Creator
Edgar Wallace, born on this day in history, was one of the world’s most prolific authors. His theme was usually crime and mystery but he also created King Kong.
April 1, 1875![Flash! Bang! It's the Human Cannonball!]()
Flash! Bang! It's the Human Cannonball!
An excited crowd looked up in astonishment and wonder when, in 1877, the first human cannonball flew above their heads.
April 2, 1877![The Computer That Came By Truck]()
The Computer That Came By Truck
It didn't have the sleek lines that Steve Jobs would admire and it needed to be carried on a truck, but the computer age had finally arrived in rural England.
April 3, 1957![Lionheart Richard, The Stranger King]()
Lionheart Richard, The Stranger King
Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood’s king is considered one of the great English monarchs. Yet he cost his country a fortune and barely lived there.
April 6, 1199
