February 14, 1921. Valentines Day. Perhaps love does not conquer all, but then again maybe it does. Enter Skeezix and the grandfather of Maryam D'Abo gets a command.

On this day in 1921 cartoonist Frank King made a major plot change by introducing Skeezix, an abandoned baby, into the plot.

Gasoline Alley principally appealed to men, it had been noted, with its mostly male characters.  Female characters were almost just accessories to the cartoon and the major character, as it had developed to date, was a confirmed bachelor.  Women proved to have little interest in the cartoon, which is no wonder.  It was almost demeaning to women.

King determined to attempt to change this by putting a helpless waif in the hands of Walt, the main character. Walt, a giant (overweight) World War One veteran frequently commented on knowing how good he had it by being unmarried.  Now, all of a sudden, new dramatic tension was added by some poor unfortunate putting a helpless infant in his hands.

On the same day, realizing that it needed an experienced commander for a dedicated fight with the Red Army that was sure to come, the Democratic Republic of Georgia, put Giorgi Kvintadze in command of its forces.

Kvintadze had served in the Imperial Russian forces and had been in charge of the Georgian forces before, but the task was hopeless.  He ended up in France following the Red conquest of Georgia and lived until 1970.

Due to his exile and the following marriages of his children, he is the grandfather of actress Maryam d'Abo. The D'Abo's are a large family of entertainers in various fields.