Certainly a popular event in history when the world witnessedPrince Charles wed Diana Spencer in London at St. Paul’s Cathedral, July 29th, 1981…crowning the fateful Princess who tragically perished in a fiery car wreck 16 years later. The royal duo had two children and separated in 1993 before the Paris crash (end of August ‘97 ) that also claimed the life of Diana’s lover, Egyptian millionaire Dodi Fayed. Relive jollier days and catch the first part of BBC’s Royal Wedding broadcast by watching the video above!
Crowds of 600,000 people filled the streets of London to catch a glimpse of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer on their wedding day. The couple were married at St. Paul’s Cathedral before an invited congregation of 3,500 and an estimated global TV audience of 750 million - making it the most popular program ever broadcast.
Do you recall what was happening in your life during the moment news began swirling? Let us know–share your comments now. Since this day also claims at least one other equally epic event, click inside to catch the complete HistoryWood report!
That’s right folks, there was also a time back in 1991 on a warm summer evening inside Yankee Stadium, as heckling fans taunted Jose Canseco with blow-up dolls and trash, tossing heaps of plastic dummies and beer-drenched cups onto the field at the former major leaguer.
Sadly, we remain unable to locate photos of this hilarity, but if you happen to know a good place to look for some, or even own shots of this moment yourself, by all means– e-mail ‘em over!
JOSE CANSECO got pwn3d by Yanks BLOW UP DOLLS! LOLz
Canseco Blowered — August 16, 2009 @ 5:50 pm