February 10th



Victoria With her 9 children, and husband, Prince Concort Albert



~~This Day in History:

-- On this day in 1840, Queen Alexandrina Victoria of England married Prince Albert of Coxe-Saxony. They were cousins, and were married until Albert's death on December 14, 1861. The Prince Concort was very influential during Victoria's reign, and the Queen always consulted him before making a decision.  The Queen gave birth to 9 children, the oldest of which was named Victoria, after her mother. The two grew much attached, and Albert's passing plunged her into deep grief, and she wore black the rest of her life. She never re-married.

-- On this day in 1967, the 25th Amendment of the United State's ratification was completed. It was written on the subject of presidential succession and disability.

-- On this day in 2005, North Korea boasted to the world that it was in possession of nuclear and chemical weapons. Ever since then, the Communist entity has been "testing" its missiles in the Sea of Japan, and has become a world threat. It recently bombarded a South Korean island, killing several civilians and destroying many buildings.

~~Random Fact of the Day:
There is only one president who is a bachelor: James Buchanan.