From the History Rat site. I found this of interest.
Many of today's Christmas traditions came into being as a result of the war.
EARLY CHRISTMAS SHOPPING which came about because of the need of shipping items overseas to American troops. The precursor to Black Friday.
GLASS ORNAMENTS-- Before the war many were made in Japan and Germany. Of course, these supplies soon dried up and Corning Glass Company in New York transormed their light bulb machines to making glass ornaments.
RIBBONS AND BOWS They changed their makeup because of shortages.
ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREES Trees and lumber were needed for the war effort.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
No comments:
Post a Comment