24
Dec
GREETINGS FROM CHRISTMAS PAST ~
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24
Dec
LAST CHRISTMAS SHOW ON THIS DAY IN 1972
Comedian Bob Hope gave his last Christmas show to U.S.
servicemen in Saigon on this day in history, Dec. 24, 1972.
The iconic entertainer, who starred in more than 50 films,
kept up a tradition of visiting troops deployed overseas
since WWII.
Hope’s 1972 show marked his ninth consecutive Christmas
appearance in Vietnam, according to History.com.
On December 24, 1972, Bob Hope delivered a live Christmas show to American soldiers stationed in Vietnam. The show,
held at the Bien Hoa Air Base, was a festive event attended
by thousands of servicemen.
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope
(May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003)
24
Dec
NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING
On December 24, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge touched a button
and lights up the first national Christmas tree to grace the White
House grounds.
Not only was this the first White House “community” Christmas
tree, but it was the first to be decorated with electric lights—a
strand of 2,500 red, white and green bulbs.
The balsam fir came from Coolidge’s home state of Vermont and
stood 48 feet tall. Several musical groups performed at the tree-
lighting ceremony.
President Calvin Coolidge and his wife First Lady Grace.
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