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In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the Thanksgiving holiday to the next to last Thursday of November, one week earlier than its traditional observance. This change was intended to help boost the economy by providing an extra seven days for Christmas shopping.
dude…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polio
A worthy punishment for giving christmas ground in the war.
No
Yes.
Christmas Sucks. I hate it. Too corporate.
You might recall that in 1939 the US was still trying to climb out of the Great Depression
You might recall that in 2002 Paul W.S. Anderson made history by making the first good movie based on a videogame.
Super Mario Bros. came out in 1993, what do you mean?