| Christmas is said to be a time of love, cheer, and human compassion. These photos may be decades-old, but the stories they tell are not much different than the stories of today. |
| British and German troops sharing the unofficial cease-fire during WWI in No Man's Land (1914) |
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| The first Norwegian Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square donated to London by the city of Oslo as thanks for England's help during WWII (18 Dec. 1947) |
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| Using old WWII flamethrowers to clear up snow (December 1947) |
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| A poor woman taking a donated Christmas dinner from the Salvation Army (1910) |
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| Traditionally, people would line up to visit the open day at the White House. The president of the U.S.A. would personally shake the hands of anyone who arrived (1927) |
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| A young girl leaving a message for Santa Claus in the Brecknock School for Blind Children (1925) |
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| Rehearsals for the first-ever New Year's Eve Time ball drop (1907) |
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| A young German couple welcoming the new year on top of the Berlin Wall with a kiss (1989) |
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| Santa riding an elephant (1925) |
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| John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Mary Hopkins at a Christmas party (1968) |
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| Bostonians out for Christmas shopping (1930) |
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| Unemployed New Yorkers celebrating Christmas during the Great Depression (1938) |
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| Republicans and democrats enjoying a friendly snowball fight (December 14, 1923) |
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| Father Frost on a rocket during the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia (1959) |
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| Brothers reunite after being separated by the Berlin Wall for 2 years. In 1963, residents of West Berlin were allowed a one-day pass into East Berlin to visit relatives. |
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| King George V giving the first Christmas Day address to the people of Britain over the radio (1932) |
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| Queen Elizabeth giving the first televised address (1957) |
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| President Reagan dressed as Santa, hearing his wife, Nancy's, requests for Christmas (1983) |
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| President Roosevelt addressing the audience during the White House Christmas Tree Lighting (1941) |
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| Christmas dinner at an internment camp for Americans of German, Japanese and Italian descent during WWII (1943) |
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| A British pilot handing out gifts to children in the Netherlands during its liberation. The Germans had stopped providing the locals with food and fuel, causing a famine (1944) |
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| American soldiers decorate a Christmas Tree during the Vietnam War (1967) |
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| English schoolboys going home for Christmas (1926) |
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| A French soldier dressed as Santa delivering his comrades parcels from home (1939) |
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| The first Capitol Christmas Tree (1913) |
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| A young child hugging his father's leg as he holds his wife after returning from the war (1944) |
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| Children in London, celebrating Christmas in a bomb shelter (1940) |
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| A couple from West Berlin, waving to their relatives on the other side of the Berlin Wall (1961) |
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| Injured soldier feeding his buddy Christmas dinner in a Belgian hospital (1944) |
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| Jewish residents of the Westerbrok concentration camp lighting Hannukah candles in hope of better times (1942) |
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| The Lincoln Heights "drunk tank", where Police used to keep inebriated people (1952) |
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