On this day in 1700, a 14 yr. old Austrian girl married a 15 yr. old French boy. Her name was Marie Antoinette. He was Louis-Auguste, Duc de Berry. In 1929, the first Academy Awards ceremony was held in Hollywood.
All Quiet on the Western Front won Best Picture. Celebrating birthdays today: Christian Lacroix, Pierce Brosnan, Olga Korbut, Hazel O'Connor, Krist Novoselic, and Janet Jackson. It's Middlesex Day. They'll be partying from Staines to Potter's Bar.
In case you're wondering what gems you missed out on yesterday:
On 15 May, 1252, Pope Innocent IV issued the papal bull ad extirpanda, authorising torture of heretics. In 1800, George III survived two assasination attempts and in 1940, the first McDonald's opened in San Bernadino, California. 15 May is the birthday of Brian Eno, Chazz Palminteri, Frank & Ronald deBoer and Patrice Evra.
