Newlyweds Pierre and Margaret Trudeau made their first official public appearance as a married couple on this date in 1971. Married quietly a few weeks before, they attended a Liberal event at St-Joseph-du-Lac, Quebec organized by Trudeau’s Mount Royal riding association. “Mrs. T steals the show,” was the headline in the Montreal Gazette and the paper noted the PM’s wife ate pea soup, beans and an omelet “laced with Maple Sugar. “In front of the cameras Mrs. Trudeau even flashed a peace sign.