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News 8 Throwback: Christmas in San Diego from 1960 and early 90s
With the holiday season upon us, many people will celebrate Christmas in a very different way this year. News 8 wants to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
Credit: KFMB Published: 10:07 AM PST December 24, 2020 Updated: 10:07 AM PST December 24, 2020
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. We’re throwing it way back to 1960 Christmas in San Diego 60 years ago. The unearthed film is in beautiful condition. It provides a window into the past and it is truly remarkable to see San Diegans and Santa enjoying the holiday season. Our archives reveal that there were many festivities and TV 8 cameras were there to capture all the excitement in 1960 and early 1990’s enjoy the trip down memory lane.
Evolutionary Quirks Helped Poinsettias Rule the Holidays discovermagazine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from discovermagazine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In my back hallway, a lonely plant sits on the windowsill in its original plastic pot and foil wrapping. In spite of my neglect over the year, it continues to survive with lush green foliage.
You may ask, what does this plant have to do with the holiday season. It is a poinsettia a friend gave me last Christmas. A year later, its leaves have turned from the holiday white to green, it is root bound and often water stressed due to my forgetfulness.
This got me wondering how a shrubby tropical plant from Central America became associated with Christmas in the United States. Itâs an interesting story.