Valentine's Day coming up. Whether you are a fan of the celebration or not, you might wonder how it got started and took over ...

And while that is what Valentine's Day has evolved into, the romantic holiday hasn't always been so sweet. The exact history of Valentine's Day is a bit murky, but some historians believe the ...

The roots of Valentine's Day trace back to ancient Rome, where the feast of Lupercalia was celebrated in mid-February. This festival was a mix of fertility rituals and the pairing off of young couples ...

Valentine's Day, a universal celebration of love ... that single men were better soldiers than those with wives and kids, he declared marriage illegal for young men. Seeing the law's injustice ...

The History Center is again offering a Valentine’s Day dinner on Feb. 14, with a program on early Linn County tales of love and romance. (The History Center) The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

or at least it will be in a couple of weeks with Valentine's Day coming up ... all of whom became Christian martyrs, according to History.com. As one legend goes, Valentine was a third-century ...