200: Number of years before the birth of Christ that the Druids used mistletoe to celebrate the coming of winter

1531: Year the first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared (in Germany)

1829: Year Joel Poinsett brought the first poinsettia, also known as “Flower of the Holy Night,” to America from Mexico

1836: Year Alabama became the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday

1895: Year Ralph E. Morris came up with the idea of using electric Christmas lights, proving safer than traditional candles

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