Today In History Spotlights Feb. 14, 1929, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre Occurs

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The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre occurs in Chicago, Illinois. Following a bitter rival between the Irish North Side Gang, lead by Bugs Moran, and the Italian South Side Gang, lead by Al Capone, seven of Moran’s men were lined up at Lincoln Park Garage. Dressed as police officers and armed with Thompson submachine guns and shotguns, the four perpetrators killed all seven men.

The perpetrators were never identified, but former members of Eagan’s Rats working for Capone were the primary suspects. This has become the most infamous mob hit in American history and has been the product of various movies and books.

What Happened On This Day – February 14

2005 Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is assassinated. Several sources reported that the U.N. Special Tribunal for Lebanon found compelling evidence for the Lebanese militia Hezbollah’s involvement.
2003 Dolly the sheep is put to death. Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult, had shown signs of premature aging and contracted various diseases.
1989 Union Carbide finally agrees to pay damages to the Indian government for the Bophal disaster. The company had a yearly turnover of 9.5 billion USD at the time; up to 25,000 people had died in the tragedy.
1949 The Knesset, the parliament of Israel, convenes for the first time. The term “Knesset” is derived from the Hebrew name of an ancient Great Assembly: Anshei Knesset HaGedolah.
1876 The telephone is patented. Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray applied for a patent on that day – Bell won.

Births On This Day – February 14

1951 Kevin Keegan – English footballer
1943 Maceo Parker – American saxophonist
1942 Michael Bloomberg – American businessman, politician, 108th Mayor of New York City
1894 Jack Benny – American actor, comedian
1818 Frederick Douglass – American author, activist

Deaths On This Day – February 14

1975 P. G. Wodehouse – English author
1975 Julian Huxley – English biologist
1779 James Cook – English navy officer, explorer, cartographer
1229 Ragnvald Godredsson – Manx king
269 Saint Valentine – Roman bishop, martyr

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Garrett Smith is a writer for NRN and recent graduate from Western Carolina University. He is a history major with a minor in political science. As a Conservative, Smith believes that the Left has taken over America's education system, which means they now control its history. To make their fellow Americans feel guilty, they often invoke a feeling of "American Shame" in students, indoctrinating them with radical, un-American ideas. It is Smith's goal to teach Americans the true history of America, and along with this, use its history to explain what makes us great.