Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
1942 Comic book artist Jack Kirby (24) weds Roz Goldstein
Jack Kirby
- 1953 John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice Kennedy (31) weds activist and attorney Sargent Shriver at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City
Wedding of Interest
1970 US Secretary of State John Kerry (26) weds heiress Julia Stimson Thorne (25)
John Kerry
- 1992 "Once and Again" actress Sela Ward (35) weds actor Howard Sherman (42)
Wedding of Interest
1992 Actress Anjelica Huston (40) weds sculptor Robert Graham (54)
Anjelica Huston
Famous Divorces
Divorce of Interest
1533 King Henry VIII of England & Catherine of Aragon's marriage declared null & void by authority English clergy not the Pope
Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon
Divorce of Interest
1934 First wife Marguerite Van Kessel divorces NFL player Curly Lambeau (36) after 14 years of marriage
Curly Lambeau
Divorce of Interest
2016 Actress Amber Heard (30) files for divorce from fellow actor Johnny Depp (52)
Johnny Depp
May in History
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956
Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999
President Falls From Grace
Paul Deschanel had the makings of a fine President of France – until a series of bizarre incidents culminated in him falling out the window of a moving train.
May 23, 1920
Ship that Changed the Face of Britain
Britain was on its knees after the Second World War, its economy and infrastructure in tatters. For help the Mother Country turned to the Commonwealth.
May 27, 1948