History of Christmas Lights

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Where did the idea of the Christmas tree come from?

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Germany

Front

Where did the idea of Christmas lights as we know them today come from?

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Germany

Front

Long ago in Europe, what did people put in their trees instead of lights?

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Candles

Front

Martin Luther was inspired to use lights in his tree when he saw the ______ in the night sky.

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Stars

Front

Where was the first recorded Christmas tree in the United States?

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New York

Front

Burning candles in a tree on your house.

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Bad Idea

Front

Edward Hibbard Johnson was known as _________.

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The Father of the Electric Christmas Tree

Front

What famous inventor that hung strings of lights around his lab did Edward Johnson work for?

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Thomas Edison

Front

What president put the 1st electrically lit Christmas tree in the White House?

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Grover Cleveland

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Who figured out a way to make a safer set of colored lights specifically for decorating a Christmas tree?

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Albert Sadacca