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August Imgard (born in Wetzlar, Germany, on January 8, 1828) emigrated from Germany to Wooster, Ohio, before he was 20 years old and started a tailoring business. [1]In 1847, Imgard cut a blue spruce tree from a woods outside town, had the village tinsmith construct a star, and placed the tree in his house, decorating it with paper ornaments, gilded nuts and Kuchen.
The city had placed a 45-foot Christmas tree in front of the building "for a number of years." [1] In 1986, the city placed a plaque beneath the tree with the mayor's name, entitled "Salute to Liberty." Below the title, the sign stated: "During this holiday season, the city of Pittsburgh salutes liberty.
Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984), was a United States Supreme Court case challenging the legality of Christmas decorations on town property. All plaintiffs, including lead plaintiff Daniel Donnelly, were members of the Rhode Island chapter of the ACLU.
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Pub. L. No. 103-141, 107 Stat. 1488 (November 16, 1993), codified at 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb through 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb-4 (also known as RFRA), is a 1993 United States federal law that "ensures that interests in religious freedom are protected."
The 2012 National Christmas Tree on November 2, 2012, six days after it was planted. Sources of the National Christmas Tree in the United States have varied over time. The first National Christmas Tree was erected and lit by President Calvin Coolidge in 1923. [1] As of 2011, the tradition has continued uninterrupted.
The city of Cincinnati’s Christmas Tree stands at Fifth and Vine streets, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Fountain Square in Downtown Cincinnati. The tree comes from the Frontz family in Wayne County.
The U.S. Capitol Christmas tree is lit during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3. "It's another cram down," fumed Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, the morning after congressional leaders released ...
The Moravians rebuilt their church in 1903 and dedicated it as a memorial to John Heckewelder. The village also has a Masonic Temple (built 1855 and rebuilt), Methodist church (built circa 1910), as well as a Church of Christ and Full Gospel Pentecostal Church on the outskirts. [17] Its current library was erected in 1942. [citation needed]