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Bogie and Bacall, Marilyn and Joe DiMaggio, Beyoncé and Jay-Z: The new celebrity power couple might overshadow them all.

By Victor Mather

He might be the greatest tight end in football history. And she’s the billion-dollar superstar of pop music. After Travis Kelce knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said “Marry me, Taylor Swift,” a flashbulb memory was created for football fans, music lovers and, well, almost everybody else, too. With the announcement of their engagement on Tuesday, an epic — and epically scrutinized — romance took the next step. Here’s how we got there.