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SAINT VALENTINE’S DAY,

SAINT VALENTINE’S DAY,. holiday honoring lovers. The cards, known as valentines, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love. The festival gradually became associated with the feast day . . .

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Valentine Cards 3:06 min
Nancy Rosin is the president of the National Valentine Collector's Assocation and has close to 10,000 pieces in her personal collection. From the first mail-posted Valentine on record in 1806 to some of the precursors to today's Valentines, her colle
St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1:53 min
Valentine's Day in 1929 was one of the bloodiest days in mob history when 7 men were gunned down in a Chicago garage. Al "Scarface" Capone rose to power after a rival gang was in shambles as a result of the killings. This event sparked outrage among
History of Valentine's Day 3:49 min
In this episode of History of the Holidays, learn the history of Valentine's Day. Learn about St. Valentine, cupid, and why the holiday is celebrated on February 14th. Valentine's Day brings in about 14 billion dollars annually.
This Day In History: 02/14/1929 - Valentine's Day Massacre 1:00 min
On this day in 1929 in Chicago, gunmen in the suspected employment of organized-crime boss Al Capone murder seven members of the George "Bugs" Moran North Siders gang in a garage on North Clark Street in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Cupid 2:05 min
He's a 3,000 year-old baby with wings, he shoots love-tipped arrows into unsuspecting people, and his name is Cupid: The God of Love. The story of his life is one of myths and legends dating back to ancient Greece and Rome that continues today as t