The Big Dipper : The seven brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, form a well-known asterism that has been recognized as a distinct grouping in many cultures from time immemorial.
What was the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history?
-oops, my bad. I didn't see that in my searching and found the Wabash info though... that must of been a few years later. Thanks for the correcton Corefull.
Valentine's Day: Roman Catholic feast of St. Valentine of Rome, legend has it he was executed for defying the emperor Caligula and performing marriage ceremonies for soldiers before they left for the front. He became friends with the jailer's daughter and on the night before his execution he wrote a note thanking her for her kindness and signing it "your Valentine"