Although many credit our modern day Santa to Thomas Nast,
Santa’s jolly look all started in 1931 with legendary illustrator
Haddon Sundblom for a Coca-Cola holiday ad campaign. His
Santa has become one of the most beloved cultural icons and
an anticipated part of the Christmas holiday tradition.
Haddon Hubbard "Sunny" Sundblom (June 22, 1899 – March 10, 1976)
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On this day in 1886, pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton (below)
developed an early version of a beverage that would later become
known as"Coca-Cola." Pemberton sold his rights to the soft drink
shortly before his death.
John Stith Pemberton
(July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888)
The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, known retroactively as Super Bowl I and referred to in some reports, including the
game’s radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl, was played on January 15, 1967
at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. The National
Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs by the score of 35–10.
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President Harry Truman announcing World War II had ended in
Europe.
A V-E Day Celebration in New York City.
The Royal Family with Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the
balcony of Buckingham Palace on VE Day.
Militant American Indians who had held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrendered on this day in 1973.
Members of the American Indian Movement keep guard during the occupation of Wounded Knee.
On this day in 1886, Pharmacist Dr. John Styth Pemberton invented
what would later be called "Coca-Cola."
Let It Be is the twelfth and final studio album by the Beatles. It was released on on this day in 1970, almost a month after the group’s
break-up.
From the last Beatles photo shoot.
The Beatles’ last public performance, on the roof of Apple Records
in London.
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On this day in 1945
It was on this day in 1886.
The Coca-Cola logo was created by John Pemberton’s bookkeeper,
Frank Mason Robinson, in 1885. Robinson came up with the name
and chose the logo’s distinctive cursive script.
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Let It Be is the twelfth and final studio album by The Beatles. It was
released on this day in 1970, almost a month after the group’s break-
up.
