On this day: February 14

POSTED: 08:55 PM PST Feb 13, 2013    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Feb 13, 2013 

Saint Valentine dies a martyr, President Polk has his picture snapped, Al Capone sends his foes a violent Valentine's Day message, and Jackie Kennedy invites TV viewers inside the White House, all on this day.

OTD February 14 - Commerce Department
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U.S. Department of Commerce

1903: The United States Department of Commerce and Labor is established. It would later be split into the Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor.

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