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When and how did Christmas become an official government holiday?
Author: Crissy Yarnell
Website: http://www.ChristmasYes.com
Added: Sun, Sep 24, 2006 20:10:36
Category: Christmas Questions
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There are several arguments regarding the declaration of Christmas as an official holiday. But according to many researchers, it was in the year 1870 that U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant declared Christmas an American national holiday. Prior to this declaration, a formal process was conducted that transformed the proposal into an act of Congress.
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