Who Said It Wouldn't Last? Connecticut Couple To Mark 81st Anniversary

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut - John and Ann Betar eloped on November 25, 1932, fleeing their close-knit Syrian neighborhood in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and driving as fast as they could to Harrison, New York, to avoid Ann's father's plans to marry her off to a man 20 years older.



via Fairfield Newswire http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/sns-rt-us-usa-couple-longest-20131120,0,5653396.story