Saturday, December 22, 2007

Famous Christmas when soldiers stopped fighting


Belgium - It has to be the most moving Christmas story of the past 100 years.
Beginning Dec. 24, 1914 German and British troops in Belgium laid their weapons down, and crawled out of their trenches to celebrate Christmas with carols, gifts and an impromptu game of soccer in No Man's Land.
And while the story from the First World War is well known -- what is less known is that two letters that describe the historical event are kept at McMaster University's archives. Full Story - Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Just My Size