From naff cards to ostentatious flower bouquets – St Valentine's Day may be cheesy, but there's no doubt many people love it. From its early roots nearly 2,000 years ago, via celebrated poet ...

Most people weren’t fooled by the police uniforms. The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was believed to have been ordered by Italian American crime boss Al Capone with members of his gang ...

In 1936, a Press headline blared on Saturday, Feb. 15, 1936, that Machine Gun McGurn was gunned down by the Bugsy Moran gang in Chicago. It was to become known as the Valentine's Day Massacre. The gun ...

So according to Britannica.com, the pontiff replaced outlawed Lupercalia and is said to have replaced it with St. Valentine's Day at the end of the fifth century, and to be celebrated on Feb. 14.

Valentine's Day is celebrated by couples around the world, but the romantic holiday has a dark and violent past ...

On Feb. 14, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights issued an extraordinary Dear Colleague letter ordering all colleges and schools, public and private, that receive federal funds to ...

Recall that Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on Feb. 14. It originated as a Christian feast day to honour a martyr named ...

Valentine’s Day falls on the publication date of this ... romantic accoutrements. Good St. Valentine was associated with Rome, but the bad old Roman empire Rome of martyrs and evil emperors.

Learn how to express romantic feelings. Plus, find out why the 14th of February became known as St Valentine’s Day. Note: This episode was originally published in February 2023 and the cultural ...

A prisoner named "Valentine" was said in one tale to have written a note signed "from your Valentine" to his jailer's daughter, according to the Feb. 13, 2024, article.