Valentine's Day. One of the earliest known references to a Valentine's Day card was in a 14th century poem to Henry V of England's wife, Catherine.
1735 or 1736: Elizabeth Peck Perkins born
1838: Margaret E. Knight
1847: Anna Howard Shaw born
1871: Marion Mahony (Griffin) born
1898: Angela Bambace born
1920: League of Women Voters founded
1935: Mickey Wright born
1941: Donna Edna Shalala born
1962: Jacqueline Kennedy, First Lady, hosts television tour of the White House
Quote for Today
But long or short, the one sure thing is that, taking it all in all, the struggles, the discouragements, the failures, and the little victories, the fight has been, as Susan B. Anthony said in her last hours, "worth while." Nothing bigger can come to a human being than to love a great Cause more than life itself, and to have the privilege throughout life of working for that Cause.
— the Rev. Anna Howard Shaw
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