TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Feb. 14, 1918

The musical “Sinbad,” starring Al Jolson and featuring the song “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody,” opened on Broadway. ALSO ON THIS DATE

1778

The American ship Ranger carried the recently adopted Stars and Stripes to a foreign port for the first time as it arrived in France.

1849

President James K. Polk became the first U.S. chief executive to be photographed while in office as he posed for Matthew Brady in New York City.

1929

The “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre” took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone’s gang were gunned down.

1962

First lady Jacqueline Kennedy conducted a televised tour of the White House in a videotaped special that was broadcast on CBS and NBC.