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That's about 130 years.
Do you remember what day it was in 1776
that George Washington crossed the Delaware?
It was Christmas day. He was really honoring
the day, wasn't he? He fought a battle on that
day. On the other side were the German
Hessians, and George Washington won the
battle on Christmas day because the Hessians
were celebrating.
Now, I'm not saying I'm for all of this. I'm
just telling you what was the reality.
“In early American history, the Puritans
passed similar laws as in England. In New
England the observance of Christmas was
suppressed. The New Englanders worked
steadily through December 25th, 1620, in
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