On this day: February 14
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.
1894: Actor and comedian Jack Benny, best known for his show "The Jack Benny Program," which ran on radio and TV for more than three decades and was a major influence on the sitcom genre, is born Benjamin Kubelsky in Chicago, Ill. He's seen here in 1960 with his wife, Mary Livingstone.
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