1759
George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were married.
Did you know, George proposed to three other women before Martha accepted?
Martha was a rich widow; in fact her silver service went into the mint for some of the first US coins!
1945
George and Barbara Bush said “I do.”
Happy 70 years to those crazy kids!
1994
Nancy Kerrigan was whacked on her right leg at the National Figure Skating Championships in Detroit by a man wielding an iron bar.
The assailant was later linked to Kerrigan’s skatingrival, Tonya Harding.
Kerrigan got the last laugh, though. She won the silver medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics, while Harding finished eighth.
1998
Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes were each nominated for Grammys in the Best Country Female Vocal Performance category for How Do I Live.
It was the first time in Grammy history two versions of the same song competed against each other.
Trisha went on to win it.
and then lastly…
2001
Congress formally certified George W. Bush as the winner of the presidential election.
-Tyler Jackson
