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EPISODE · Feb 13, 2026 · 16 MIN

St. Valentine's Day

from History Dispatches · host Matt and McKinley Breen

Valentine’s Day is a $20 billion a year industry in the United States. So how did St. Valentine’s Day become such a big deal? Today we will tell you by looking at who St. Valentine really was - and how his day has evolved into one of the biggest holidays - money wise - in the world. Sources https://www.history.com/articles/real-st-valentine-medieval https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matija_Bradaška_-_Sv._Valentin.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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