In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared February 14th the holiday of St. Valentine's Day.
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal.
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Vikings used the skulls of their enemies as drinking vessels.
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In 1897, Bayer, who is the maker of Aspirin, marketed the drug heroin.
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Approximately 40% of the U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit by the end of the Civil War.
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The time interval from first sighting of the iceberg that sank the Titanic to impact was a little over 30 seconds.
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