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2. National Christmas Tree (United States) - Wikipedia

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   At 5 p.m. (dusk) on Christmas Eve, [17] President Coolidge touched a button at the foot of the tree which lit the lights and electric candles adorning the tree, [17] [18] but he did not speak. [9] A searchlight from the nearby Washington Monument was trained on the tree to help illuminate it as well. [ 18 ]

3. List of sources of the National Christmas Tree (United States)

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   Cut evergreen trees were used in 1923 and from 1954 to 1972. Living trees were used from 1924 to 1953, and again from 1973 to the present (2011). In the list below, the height of the cut tree is the height of the tree when raised at the White House. The height of the living tree is the height when it was first planted.

4. Holiday History: Why Do We Put Up and Decorate Trees?

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   According to Britannica, once the trend of having Christmas trees really took off around the world, there was some concern in various areas over the decreasing supply of trees. To help combat the ...

5. Ailanthus altissima - Wikipedia

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   The name stems from the fact that A. altissima is one of the last trees to come out of dormancy, and as such its leaves coming out would indicate that winter was truly over. [98] In Chinese literature, Ailanthus is often used for two rather extreme metaphors, with a mature tree representing a father and a stump being a spoiled child.

6. Timber Culture Act - Wikipedia

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   The Timber Culture Act was a follow-up act to the Homestead Act.The Timber Culture Act was passed by Congress in 1873. The act allowed homesteaders to get another 160 acres (65 ha) of land if they planted trees on one-fourth of the land, because the land was "almost one entire plain of grass, which is and ever must be useless to cultivating man."

7. Here's How the Price of Christmas Trees Has Changed ... - AOL

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   According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 85% of artificial trees are made in China in factories that churn out around 1,500 trees in just two days, accruing labor costs of a measly $600 a ...

8. America: A Personal History of the United States - Wikipedia

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   Deals with the great push westward by the settlers, including the Latter-day Saints; the crossing of the continent by railroad; the myth of the cowboy; the domestication of the land by settlers local and foreign; and the final conquest of the Native Americans after much warfare.

9. How Did Evergreen Trees Become a Christmas Symbol?

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   During winter solstice, Ancient Egyptians and Romans would adorn their homes with branches from evergreen trees, admiring the trees ability to keep its green hue all year-round.