Princess Elizabeth, the future queen of Great Britain, married Philip Mountbatten today in Westminster Abbey. Hours prior to the wedding, King George titled his future son-in-law as Duke of Edinburgh, Baron Greenwich and Earl of Merioneth.

"Elizabeth was grave and solemn through the ceremony, which included the promise 'to obey' at her own request. Like her great-great grandmother, Victoria, she wanted to emphasize that she was marrying as a woman rather than as a member of royalty," reported the Winnipeg Free Press on November 20, 1947.

NOTE: The night before the wedding, thousands of people staked out positions along the route of the royal wedding procession to try to get a glimpse of the wedding party when they traveled from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey. It is estimated that one million people gathered to cheer for the royal family and watch the procession.

Olympic Dopes
On Tuesday, the International Olympic Committee took action against five atheletes who tested positive for doping on samples submitted for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Though the atheletes originally tested negative, a fully validated test has become available since the Olympics and the atheletes were retested. Among those disqualified was Rashid Ramzi, the first Bahraini to ever win an Olympic medal.... Read More.