Are you one of those people who hates Valentine ’s Day ? I do n’t hate it , but I ’m for certain not crazy about it ( give me Halloween any day ) . If Sunday ’s syrupy sweetness is a bit much for you , residue assure that not every event on February 14 has been so " ¦ well , pinkish . Check out these 10 Valentine ’s Day event that in all likelihood wo n’t make it to a Hallmark card anytime soon .
2 . … followed by Arizona in 1912.There were 15 state hold between the two .
3 . headwaiter James Cook was killed " “ but probably not eaten " “ by aboriginal Hawaiians in 1779.The cannibal rumor has endure for yr and belike stems from the fact that his fleshwasboiled off of his bones , but not for dinner party purposes . It was actually a hallowed ritual and a vulgar agency to get a corpse to where it was operate without stinking up the ship for weeks .
4 . IBM was founded in 1924.That ’s not a misprint -1924 . Before they were sell laptop , International Business Machines sold tabulating machines used for accounting and stock list design .
5 . Jimmy Hoffa was born in 1913 . It ’s also Teller ’s birthday ( of Penn and Teller ) but I look he does n’t cite it .
7 . Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray both put on for a patent for the telephone in 1876.I guess you have it off who got the credit .
8 . The Valentine ’s Day Massacre of 1929 , of course of action . Seven people " “ most of them contender of Al Capone - were describe up and shoot by Chicago " policemen" who were not really policemen at all . To this day , there ’s still debate over who was actually responsible for for the frigid - full-blood murder .
9 . The League of Women Voters is found in 1920 .
10 . Jackie Kennedy take the world on a telecast tour of the White House in 1962 .
Now you could anticipate " Happy Valentine ’s Day!“ with , " Hey , and Happy Oregon Admission Day to you!“ Whether you ’re celebrating love or Arizona ( or both " ¦ I hear Arizona is for lovers ) , have a good weekend !
