Today February 14 2017
- 278 St. Valentine beheaded
American Revolution
- 1779 Patriots defeat Loyalists at Kettle Creek
Automotive
- 1867 Toyota patriarch born
Civil War
- 1864 Sherman enters Meridian, Mississippi
Cold War
- 1989 Sandinistas agree to free elections
Crime
- 1929 The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Disaster
- 2000 Tornadoes sweep through southern Georgia
General Interest
- 1779 Captain Cook killed in Hawaii
- 1929 Penicillin discovered
- 1929 Valentine’s Day Massacre takes place
Hollywood
- 1938 Hedda Hopper’s first column appears in the L.A. Times
Literary
- 1842 The Boz Ball celebrates Dickens
Music
- 1977 The B-52’s play their first gig
Old West
- 1886 First trainload of oranges leaves Los Angeles
Presidential
- 1884 Theodore Roosevelt’s wife and mother die
Sports
- 1988 Olympic speed skater Jansen falls after sister dies
Vietnam War
- 1962 Kennedy authorizes U.S. advisors to fire in self-defense
- 1970 Gallup Poll released
World War I
- 1919 Wilson presents draft covenant for League of Nations
World War II
- 1943 Battle of the Kasserine Pass
