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St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Picture of the dead men of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in 1929.

On February 14, 1929, seven gangsters were lured into a garage and gunned down in cold blood. Who killed them and why? (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

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Flappers in the 1920s

Tuesday February 7, 2012
Women in the 19th century wore corsets and long dresses, had long hair, and were expected to act primly. After World War I, young women wanted to escape those constricting clothes and mannerisms and thus emerged a "new woman" called "flappers."

History Quote of the Week

Tuesday February 7, 2012

"We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets." -- Quote by actress Marilyn Monroe

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Otzi the Iceman

Thursday February 2, 2012
At first, the two hikers thought they had found the body of a modern hiker who had died somewhat recently on the Otzal Alps. However, scientists soon discovered that the body of the man found stuck in the ice was 4,000 years old! Find out more about how the two hikers made this discovery, how the body was removed from the ice, and more about the man who lived 4,000 years ago, now known as Otzi the Iceman.

History Quote of the Week

Thursday February 2, 2012

"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression." -- Quote by W.E.B. DuBois

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