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280
Birth
Was born in a Patara, which is now part of Turkey. -
Period: 280 to
St. Nicholas
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300
Three sisters
(Approx. date) St. Nick, who inherited his parent's money, was told to visit a house that held three girls and their father. The father was poor and Saint Nick left gold bars, which saved the girls from prostitution. On his third and last visit, the father caught him and thanked him. -
301
Three Boys
(Approx. Date) It was also said that St. Nick had resurrected three young boys who were killed by an innkeeper, which made him a saint of children. -
343
Death
He died in Myra which is also now a part of Turkey. -
Dutch Celebation
Dutch had celebrated St. Nicholas' legacy by putting out their shoes December 6th and would wake u the next day with gifts in them. -
Knickerbocker's History of New York
This book written by an american was first to depict Santa as a pipe smoking man who flew over rooftops. -
"The Children's Friend"
This was a poem, which wrote of a jolly man who brought kids gifts. -
A Visit From St. Nicholas
Also known as "The Night Before Christmas" was written and added to the image, giving us the rememberable reindeer. -
Drawn
A cartoonist Thomas Nast had drawn Santa as a fat jolly man in a red suit with white fur trim. -
Redrawn
After discovering his bones, people tried to recreate his actual face.