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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Added: August 11, 2008
Length: 02:27
This famous line appeared in The New York Sun in 1897. The Editor, Francis Pharcellus Church, was so struck by 8 year old Virginia O'Hanlon's letter asking for the truth, that he penned a reply that delights readers to this very day.
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This famous line appeared in The New York Sun in 1897. The Editor, Francis Pharcellus Church, was so struck by 8 year old Virginia O'Hanlon's letter asking for the truth, that he penned a reply that delights readers to this very day.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

02:27
08/11/2008
Against the backdrop of Maine's rocky coastline are the men who partake in one of the state's proudest traditions: lobstering.
Maine Lobstermen

5:23
07/24/2008
Before there was baseball, you could find different versions of stick and ball games being played all over the United States in the 19th Century. What did these games look like? The Leatherstocking Baseball Club of Cooperstown, New York shows us.
The Old Ballgame: Town Ball

06:54
07/17/2008
Where did the tradition of fireworks on the 4th of July come from? Farmers' Almanac has the answer!
American Traditions: Fireworks

1:13
06/30/2008
See how the folks of Lind, Washington find another use for tractor combines.
Combine Demolition Derby

04:53
06/27/2008
Willie Nelson, Tommy Lee Jones, Senator Tom Harkin speak on the importance of bio-diesel and we get a cross country look at how bio-diesel is being used.
Veggie Power

05:48
06/20/2008
Take a journey into both history and myth as we visit the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Larger than Life: The Legend of Paul Bunyan

4:14
06/14/2008
Green Toe, of Santa Barbara, California, makes an effort to "make shoes with no chemicals, no leather, no plastic, no poison, no nuthin' shoes that don't hurt the planet."
Green Toe

04:51
06/10/2008
Meet a seventh-generation Almanac Family in Florida that is hanging on to their farmstead in the midst of urban growth.
The Magnolia Family

4:44
06/10/2008
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