TIM MAGUIRE

On this day in 1945, 24 Nazi leaders went before an international war crimes tribunal (below) in Nuremberg, Germany.

Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968)

Robert Kennedy was a U.S. Senator from New York and Attorney General under
his brother John‘s administration who was assassinated in 1968 while he was
running for president. He spearheaded many of the civil rights initiatives that the
Kennedy Administration put forward.

Shortly before his 18th birthday, he enlisted in the Naval Reserve as an apprentice
seaman and later graduated from Harvard College and the University of Virginia
School of Law.

Britain’s Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh in Westminster Abbey on this day in 1947.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip today.

Spain’s Dictator Francisco Franco died on this day in 1975. He
had been suffering from a number of health problems over the
years, including Parkinson’s disease. He was 82.

Francisco I. Madero led a revolution that broke out in Mexico on this
day in 1910.

The musical CABARET opened on Broadway at the Broadhurst
Theatre on this day in 1966.

Joel Grey, center, and the original 1966 Broadway cast of "Cabaret."

Buddy Holly and Maria Elena Santiago (above) were married in a
private ceremony at his parents home in Lubbock, TX.

Buddy and Elena with Buddy’s parents.

María Elena Holly will be 85 on December 20.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

England’s Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer were married
on this day in 1981.

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini
(July 29, 1883 – April 28 1945) 

Vincent Willem van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890)

Vincent van Gogh: Olive Trees with Yellow Sky. Oil on Canvas
Saint-Rémy: November, 1889.

ED DANAHUE

On this day in 1967.

On this day in 1986, Britain’s Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson
at Westminster Abbey in London. They divorced in 1996.

On this day in 1984, Miss America, Vanessa Williams, turned in
her crown after it had been discovered that nude photos of her
had appeared in "Penthouse" magazine. She was the first to
resign the title.

Vanessa Williams resigning her Miss America title in New York City.

Vanessa Lynn Williams turned 54 in March.

CAMILLE BOHANNON

It was on this day in 1904.

King Hussein of Jordan married 26-year-old American Lisa Halaby, who
became Queen Noor on this day in 1978.

Ella Fitzgerald died this day in 1996.