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Day: December 25, 2016

NORAD’s Santa Tracker Began With A Typo And A Good Sport : NPR

noradlogoIt all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup’s secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born. And it continues to this day – every year you can track Santa through NORAD.

Posted on December 25, 2016 by CaptainJaqPosted in Monki, PersonalTagged norad, santa, sleigh. Leave a comment

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