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The important thing is never to stop questioning.
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Today is Wednesday - November 20th, 2024
On This Day In History:
1947 - Elizabeth's Wedding to Philip Mountbatten
"Those who God hath joined together let no man put asunder." (Westminster Abbey, London, England, November 20, 1947)
On this day in 1947, Princess Elizabeth, heir to the British throne, married Philip Mountbatten in a lavish wedding in London's Westminster Abbey.
Philip, a dashing young prince from the Greek royal family, had fought as a British naval officer during World War II. After the war he renounced his foreign titles and became a British citizen, and on the eve of his marriage to Elizabeth he was made Duke of Edinburgh. He was twenty-six, and Elizabeth was twenty-one.
The celebrations surrounding the wedding of the popular princess lifted the spirits of the people of Britain, who were suffering from serious economic difficulties in the aftermath of the war.
On February 6, 1952, Elizabeth ascended to the throne following the death of King George VI, and Philip ended his naval career to concentrate on his new official duties as consort of the British monarch. Elizabeth and Philip eventually had four children-Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew, and Prince Edward.
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I became a fan of "today in history" information when I was very young. My father had a calendar that he had put together of "reasons to celebrate". If anybody asked "what are we celebrating?" my father could check his book and come up with a reason to celebrate for any day of the year. Charlie Chaplin's birthday, Buster Keaton's birthday, the anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge, for every day of the year, my father's calendar had some interesting historical event that had occurred.
With this page I have tried to continue the tradition. Generally, I prefer to include birthdays and anniversaries of positive, uplifting, life affirming people and events that have had particular significance in my life. It's here because it was important to me.
I am trying to continually update with links from stories to other relevant sites. Check back regularly for a story on something interesting that happened on this day in history.
There are many, many, sites out there that have a lot of "this day in history" information. Many are not so great, full of inaccurate information and "negative vibes". However, there are a few that are really fabulous. Here are links to a few of my favorites. These sites feature "Today in History" stories for today, and some include archives that will enable you to look up information for any other date in history that is special to you:
This Day in History
The History Channel tells you what happened in Automotive, Civil War, Cold War, Crime, Entertainment, General Interest, Literary, Old West, Vietnam War, Wall Street, and World War II history for today or any day.
Life Magazine Covers
Life offers a look at covers from this day in history.
New York Times: On This Day
Lists events which occurred on each month and day of the year throughout history. Links to New York Times articles on the events when available.
Today in History
Stories and pictures from the American Memory historical collections of the U.S. Library of Congress.
The Internet Movie Database
The Internet Movie Database claims itself to be the biggest, best, most award-winning movie site on the planet. I'm not sure if it really is, but it is huge and has TONS of info on even the most obscure films, movies stars, directors, producers, etc. If it is motion picture related, you can probably find out something about it at this site.
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