Brownie points to those who explain the title of the post as well.
Happy holidays everyone!
Everyone answered the brownie points! I was looking for :
Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) is tracked by NORAD (Alliance between Canada and US) and Google Earth, with radar and fighter jets! Read here.
Brilliant question, that too around the holidays.
ReplyDeleteSt Nicholas, US and Canada. So that points to Santa Claus. I think US and Canada air force had some joint program and they used to track santa every holidays for kids.
Title refers to that famous article "Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus"
Googling tells me it was The Sun
And NORAD is the program that tracks Santa on Christmas
Santa Claus.
ReplyDeleteYes, Virginia, there is a santa claus, written in a article as a reply to virginia o' hallan when she asked if there was any santa claus. the editorial was written by
Francis Pharcellus Church a SUN times
1st-St. Nicolas popularly known as Santa claus
ReplyDelete2nd-Uncle Sam, national personification of the United States
3rd-national emblem of canada-maple leaf
conn.-Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", has become an indelible part of popular Christmas folklore in the United States and Canada.
explanation for the title-in 1897,francis church,editor of The Sun answered in his editorial the question of an 8 yr. old Virginia if santa claus existed-the editorial became the most famous editorial of all time.
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