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Today in History

1816

By: Stephanie Kontra, Fall Editor and Reporter

December 30, 2015

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On this day in 1816, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, the author of Frakenstein, wed. The pair had run away together in July 1814, but because Shelley was already married they were unable to marry for two years, until the death of Shelley’s wife.

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Stephanie Kontra, Fall Editor and Reporter

Stephanie Kontra is a junior at Colonia. This is her second year writing for The Declaration. She loves to read and write. Her favorite author is John Green. Kontra's favorite sport is swimming. She is a swimmer of 3 teams during the year and is a captain and coach of her summer team. Kontra wants to go to college in Washington D.C. and she wants to major in Elementary Education or Journalism & Communications.