SANDY KOZEL

Premiered on this day in New York in 1946.

Although it was nominated for five Academy Awards, including
Best Picture, It’s a Wonderful Life initially received mixed
reviews and was unsuccessful at the box office.

It’s a Wonderful Life is now considered to be one of the greatest
films of all time and among the best Christmas films. It was one
of Stewart’s favorite films.  

        
        
        
        
       

First edition cover (1843).

On December 19, 1843, Charles Dickens’ classic story
“A Christmas Carol”was published.

"Marley’s Ghost", original illustration by John Leech
from the 1843 edition.

Charles John Huffam Dickens
(1812 – 1870)

The Hoover Company is a home appliance company founded in
Ohio in 1915. It also established a major base in the United
Kingdom, where it dominated the electric vacuum cleaner
industry during most of the 20th century. The company has
headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.

William Henry Hoover, founder of Hoover.

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