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A bit of February 14th history…
1803 - Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of US Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void
1849 - In NYC, James Polk becomes 1st serving US President to have his photograph taken
1876 - Alexander G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents; Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor
1896 - Theodore Hertzel’s “Der Judenstaat” (The Jewish State) is published, proposing a Jewish homeland as a means of escaping anti-semitism in Europe
1929 - St Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago; 7 gangsters killed, allegedly on Al Capone’s orders
1931 - Original “Dracula” film is released (pictured)
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