Franklin Roosevelt marries Eleanor Roosevelt in New York City 110 years ago today (Mar 17 1905)


Video: 'Eleanor & Franklin (1976) - ABC: Wedding Day'

(Friday, March 17, 1905, afternoon local time) — President Theodore Roosevelt visited New York City today to attend the wedding of his niece, Eleanor Roosevelt, 20, to her fifth cousin and future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 23, at the home of Eleanor’s grandmother on East 76th Street. The president gave the bride away.


Video: 'American Experience - FDR, Franklin Roosevelt - Part 1/2 (PBS Documentary)' (Mar. 17, 1905, at 24:06)