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  2. Princess Mary Christmas gift box - Wikipedia

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    Three further gift types were produced for Indian troops. [5] Most Indian troops received the box itself, cigarettes, a tin box of spices, a packet of sugar candy and a Christmas or New Year card. [5] Sikhs got the same without the cigarettes and a third gift for "followers" [note 1] consisted of a tin box of spices and a Christmas or New Year ...

  3. Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916

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    This land, the Bosbury Trust Estate, was the only land ever donated under the act. It remains in use, administered by a charitable trust for the housing and employment of military veterans. The Sailors and Soldiers (Gifts for Land Settlement) Act 1916 was proposed for repeal by the Law Commission and Scottish Law Commission in January

  4. Donativum - Wikipedia

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    The donativum (plural donativa) was a gift of money by the Roman emperors to the soldiers of the Roman legions or to the Praetorian Guard. The English translation is donative. The purpose of the donativa varied. Some were expressions of gratitude for favors received, and others outright bribery for favours expected in return.

  5. Soldiers Hand Prince William Touching Gift for Absent Wife ...

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    Since Kate Middleton, 42, underwent her planned abdominal surgery back in January, her husband, Prince William, has been holding down the fort when it comes to making appearances at public ...

  6. Challenge coin - Wikipedia

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    In Rome, if soldiers excelled in battle one day, they would receive their typical day's wages along with a separate bonus coin each. According to some accounts, these bonus coins were specially minted, featuring the marks of the legions from which they came. As a result, some soldiers apparently kept their coins as mementos, instead of spending ...

  7. Christmas in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Santa Claus distributes gifts to Union troops in Nast's first Santa Claus cartoon, (1863). The process of Christmas becoming a national holiday in the U.S. began when Representative Burton Chauncey Cook of Illinois introduced a bill in the U.S. Congress after the U.S. Civil War (1861–1865).

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