NEW QUEEN — The shah of Iran and bride Farah pose after their marriage in a Muslim ritual at his palace in Tehran. She is third wife of the shah, who divorced others after they failed to bear an heir.

Dec. 22, 1959: Only a few months ago, 21-year-old Farah was studying architecture in Paris when she was first introduced to the shah. Today, in diamond tiara and bluish-gray gown by Dior, she began Queen Farah with the exchange of plain gold rings with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.

Palos Verdes Estates volunteer firefighters say they were setting blazes to call attention to the city’s antiquated firefighting equipment.

Sports editor Paul Zimmerman takes a look at Santa Anita, 25 years after it began experimenting with pari-mutuel wagering.