I've sent out exactly 0 Chirstmas cards this TRIVIA QUIZ!
Today is National Bake Cookies Day. Hm, I hope tomorrow is National Eat Cookies day, then!
Today is National Roast Suckling Pig Day.
Today is Nuts Day in Bastogne, Belgium, commemorating the day during World War II when the Germany Army demanded Allied Forces surrender the town, and U.S. General A.C. McAuliffe responded with one a one-word communiqué, "Nuts!"
On this day in 1796, America’s first Sunday newspaper was published: The Baltimore Monitor.
On this day in 1975, Werner Erhard of San Francisco set a record by mailing his 62,824th personal Christmas card in one year.
On this day in 1984, Madonna scored her first number one pop hit with "Like a Virgin."
Back to the holiday stuff: What country started the Christmas tradition of exchanging gifts?
Good luck :)
3 Comments:
Ooh, good question. I'm going to guess that it was one of the Scandinavian countries...let's say Sweden.
Not a bad guess, but it actually started in Italy with the Romans!
Thanks for the 80's video flashback Rob! A Virgin Madonna - how seasonally appropriate :) I have to say that the lion man in the video is a bit disconcerting though!
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