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Downton Abbey Wedding: History Behind the Wedding Breakfast

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Correction appended, Jan. 19, 2016 As Mrs. Hughes put it on the episode of Downton Abbey that aired in the U.S. on Sunday, her wedding day was her day—and that meant the party was to be a sit-down wedding breakfast, no matter how unfashionable Lady Mary found the idea. But Mrs. Hughes didn’t just have bridal privilege on her side, she also had history. The sit-down wedding breakfast had been the norm for Christian weddings for many years by the mid-1920s, perhaps even for centuries. Read More...

Eleanor Neale - Age, Family, Bio

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British YouTube star who has garnered renown for her self-titled channel and its beauty content. She has gained particular popularity for her Get Ready with Me vlogs, makeup tutorials and hauls, and true crime videos. Her true crime videos have often been over an hour long and provide extensive details about famous murders and serial killers.  Before Fame She began her YouTube channel in March 2016.  Trivia She has seen her YouTube channel grow to boast more than 2. Read More...

Jean Eugne Robert-Houdin (Magician) - On This Day

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Profession: Magician Biography: Considered the father of modern magic. Robert-Houdin is the first magician to perform in a theatre in formal clothes, a format followed by many of his successors. His best-known tricks included making an orange tree grow before an audience's eyes and an alternating light and heavy chest. In 1856 he was even sent by Napoleon III on a mission to Algeria to quell Algerian Marabouts, who with their supposed magic were inspiring revolutionary actions against the French. Read More...