History Detectives stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone’s men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to our contributor’s ...
As Christianity became dominant in the Roman Empire, Pope Gelasius in 496 sanitized the Lupercalia by attaching it to the nearest feast day, St. Valentine’s, on the eve of the pagan holiday.
As you probably know, the day is named after St. Valentine—but our story starts long before he came along. According to both The New York Times and History.com, the holiday's origin might stem ...
Valentine was eventually put to death when Claudius discovered what he was up to, according to History.com. Other accounts hold that it was St. Valentine of Terni, a bishop, for whom the holiday ...
Blues for Kids, the charitable trust of the St. Louis Blues ... Night Miracle - one of the greatest moments in franchise history - in 1986. Unfortunately, Wickenheiser passed away after a battle ...
Michael Valentine, who turned a childhood interest in amateur radio into what we all know as the radar detector, and saved a ...
History Detectives stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone’s men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to our contributor’s ...
History indicates St. Valentine's showed heroic love for the Lord and the church, thus the date and month of love - February 14 - was named after him.
Valentine’s Day—a day meant to celebrate and honor St. Valentine or a Hallmark Holiday created in order to coerce couples into spending money? You may receive a different answer depending on ...
It was 14 February and so the letter became the very first Valentine’s Day letter in history. The story of St Valentine was passed down through the centuries and is even featured in the work of ...
For years, the military tried to keep these photos from the public. A new history asks what can be gained from trying to understand the personalities of Hitler and his followers.