But the origins are far more complex — and darker than the chocolate we indulge in on the day of love. Valentine’s Day is rooted in ancient Roman rituals, where sacrifice and

Valentine’s Day is a holiday for people worldwide to share their love and affection. But did you ever wonder how the holiday that celebrates love, affection and friendship came to be? The origin of Valentine’s Day Although the origins of the holiday are slightly unclear,

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men.

But that was all small-time stuff compared to Patey’s coup on Feb. 14, 1968, when he announced he had purchased the wall where the St. Valentine’s Day massacre was held in Chicago. “The St. Valentine’s Day massacre was history’s most famous gangland shooting,” said a Province story on Feb. 15, 1968.

1951: “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre II.” Sugar Ray Robinson won the middleweight championship from “Raging Bull” Jake LaMotta on a 13th-round TKO at Chicago Stadium. LaMotta, who had never been knocked down, preserved that record.

Love is in the air because Valentine's Day has arrived! Feb. 14 has long been known as a day of romance, filled with heart-shaped chocolates, red roses and giant balloons at every

We may never know if St. Valentine, a martyr beheaded for officiating the forbidden weddings of persecuted Christians, was keen on chocolate and flowers. But we do know that millions of people around the world will be using those very items to celebrate his name on February 14.