Casa del Pomba
House of the Dove
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Casa del Pomba House of the Dove |
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6. B.C. Approximate date for birth of Jesus Christ A.D. 280 Approximate birth date of St. Nicholas 320 Pope Julius I, bishop of Rome, proclaims December 25 the official date for birthday of Christ. 1492 Christopher Columbus’s ship Santa Maria is wrecked on island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea on Christmas Eve. Colony is name La Navidad in honor of the day. 1561 First printed reference to Christmas trees, in Germany 1643 British Parliament officially abolishes celebration of Christmas. 1818 “Silent Night” is written on Christmas Eve. In Obendorf. Austria 1822 Dr. Clement Moore writes “AVisit from St. Nicholas,” better known by it first line, “Twas the night before Christmas.” 1836 Alabama is the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday. 1843 First Christmas card is printed in England. 1843 Charles Dickens writes A Christmas Carol. 1856 President Franklin Pierce decorates first White House Christmas tree. 1857 “Jingle Bells” is written by J. Pierpont. 1890 Oklahoma, which became a state in 1907, is the last territory to declare Christmas a legal holiday 1926 United States dedicates the Nation’s Christmas Tree, a giant sequoia, in Kings Canyon National Park, California 1937 First postage stamp to commemorate Christmas is issues, in Austria. 1949 “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is recorded by Gene Autry. 1962 First Christmas postage stamp is issued in the United States. (Display Hours) (2006) (2007) (2008) (Past Years) (Webcam)
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