The illustrator Thomas Nast, born in 1840, is perhaps America's most famous political cartoonist. Among other things, he has ...

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Troy, New York is the home of Uncle Sam, an iconic character in American history. The Collar City also helped launch one of the best-known Christmas poems in history, which is ...

The tradition of writing letters to Santa Claus can reportedly be traced back to an 1823 poem titled “A Visit from Saint ...

Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...

Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...

Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian ...

Nothing brings out hollow, maudlin sentimentality quite like Christmas. (OK, perhaps terrorist attacks come close.) Thus, it’s not too surprising that the folks at the Song-Poem Archives were able to ...

Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas” redefined Christmas in America. As historian Steven Nissenbaum explains in “The Battle for Christmas,” Moore’s secular St. Nick ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Christmas is one of the biggest winter holiday celebrations in Hawaiʻi. However, the modern depiction of Santa Claus has evolved from various cultural and historical influences over ...