Facts & Figures

Historical events of February 14

Certain dates in history become associated with a particular holiday or a special event, which outshines other occurrences that may have happened on the same day. February 14 is widely known as Valentine's Day around the world. However, there are many other events that took place on this day throughout history that may make the fourteenth of February memorable for other reasons. Here is a number of events that occurred around the world on February 14 in various years.
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Valentine's Day by the numbers

190 million: The number of greeting cards exchanged for the holiday. Valentine's Day comes in second to Christmas for the most number of greeting cards sent.
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Valentine's customs then and now

Valentine's Day is a holiday during February that commemorates love and romance and also the patron Saint Valentine. The history of St. Valentine is shrouded somewhat in mystery, and there are beliefs that many different people went by the name St. Valentine. One such individual was a holy priest who served in Rome, Italy.
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Sealed with a (X)

People often use the symbol "X" to represent a kiss at the end of a love note or card but don't understand how this letter came to be associated with the meaning of a kiss.
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