From HistoryChannel.com:
1929 The St. Valentine's Day MassacreThree men dressed as police officers enter gangster Bugs Moran's headquarters on North Clark Street in Chicago, line seven of Moran's henchmen against a wall, and shoot them to death. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, as it is now called, was the culmination of a gang war between arch rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran.
How did we get from a mob hit to sending roses to our honeys?
5 comments:
This isn't the REASON we celebrate Vday... or as I like to call it "glad I don't have a VD day"... its just an event that happened.
Are you just prepping your leap in logic speak for Easter, Mister??
Way back in the day they thought the first unwed person a singleton met on Valentine's morn would be their spouse... Got any introductions to make??
Ah, well... maybe next year.
Actually, the very first Valentine's Day Massacre occurred when said male valentine spent the evening watching college basketball, leaving said female valentine spending her evening commenting on faceless internet people's blogs.
Not that I know anything about that.
(Okay, he is under the weather, so he gets a raincheck for VD, er, something like that).
Or, I'm crazy.
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sassy,
I know, but it seems more than a coincidence...
pooke,
Thank him for me. I'm glad you visited. :)
mark,
Like that needs to be pointed out.
Addendum:
By the way, I learnt yesterday that Valentines dates back to the Roman empire. St. Valentine helped people get married in secret, back when men were told they couldn't marry, or for that matter, stay home with their families.
There are nations to conquer, dammit! We need soldiers!
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