Teddy Roosevelt’s Diary on the Day His Wife Died

I confess…this made me shed a tear.

Courtney August 16, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Ugh. On Valentine’s Day, no less.

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- Geek in Heels August 16, 2011 at 8:55 pm
  I didn’t even notice that — thanks for pointing it out! (Although now I’m wondering if/how they celebrated Valentine’s Day in the 1800s?)
  
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  - Courtney August 17, 2011 at 10:53 am
    I wondered the same thing. Just did a quick Google search, it seems like Vday cards started being mass produced in the 1840s- and apparently the Victorians were into Vday.
    
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Amy August 16, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Oh, how sad.

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Gloria August 16, 2011 at 6:10 pm
oh geez, apparently his mother died less than 12 hours earlier the same day and his daughter was born just two days earlier! how sad!

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