Bonilla has the most infamous deferred deal in MLB history and still receives checks from the Mets, despite last playing for ...

By Mary Hoar, City of Yonkers Historian, President Emeritus Yonkers Historical Society, recipient of the 2004 Key to History, ...

Re-creation of the St. Valentines day massacre on Feb 14. 1929. George Patey purchased the wall where seven men were killed, transported it to Vancouver and re-created this scene in a trailer ...

In the 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, the Father of English Literature, wrote poetry that linked St. Valentine’s Day to romantic love. Chaucer’s poem, along with the works of other writers of the ...

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago on Feb. 14, 1929, made news all over the world, including in The Fargo Forum, but you might be surprised at what else made news that day.

Valentine's Day has long been considered a time to celebrate romance and love with someone special. However, the full history of Valentine's Day is decidedly less romantic than you might think.

At the end of the 5th century, the celebration of Lupercalia was forbidden by Pope Gelasius I, who is often attributed with replacing it with St. Valentine’s Day, according to Britannica.

Valentine's Day has a history shrouded in mystery. As NPR reported in 2022, s ome people trace the origins of Valentine's Day to Lupercalia, a brutal fertility festival held in ancient Rome in mid ...

As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St. Valentine is not only the patron saint of lovers, but also of beekeepers ...

At the end of the 5th century, the celebration of Lupercalia was forbidden by Pope Gelasius I, who is often attributed with replacing it with St. Valentine’s Day, according to Britannica.

Valentine’s Day, long embraced in Sheboygan, hasn’t always been rosy. Here's a look back. Among the not-so-rosy moments in the day's history was the beheading of St. Valentine near Feb. 14 ...

Valentine's Day is almost here, but it wasn't always the heart-filled, card-giving, chocolate-gifting holiday we know today. Here's everything you should know about the history of the beloved holiday ...