October 5, 2016

Grace Kelly was an American actress who, after marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956, became Princess of Monaco. She died on September 14, 1982, a day after suffering a stroke while driving, causing her car to crash. Her death was reported on the front page in the debut issue of USA Today on September 15, 1982. The first issue of USA Today, the national daily published by the Gannett Company, rolled off the presses 34 years ago today. USA Today remains the widest circulated print newspaper in the United States.