Name: The Surprising History of Santa and Christmas Traditions in America
Start: 2026-12-09T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-12-09T18:00:00+00:00

September 2026
Becoming American: Philadelphia’s Story

September 23 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC+0

Philadelphia, PA., America’s first capital, held a pivotal role as the cradle of American democracy. When George Washington took the oath of office in 1789, Philadelphia had the largest free […]
October 2026
Daniel Boone: The First Kentuckian

October 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC+0

Daniel Boone (1734-1820) was an American pioneer, trailblazer, outdoorsman, revolutionary, and adventurer whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. The story of […]
November 2026
Virginia’s Role: From English Rights to American Constitutions

November 4 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC+0

Today our ESU Happy Hour takes us on a journey through the pivotal events that shaped America 250 years ago, this time in the great state of Virginia, where revolutionary […]
December 2026
The Surprising History of Santa and Christmas Traditions in America

December 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm UTC+0

Christmas in America has a much richer and stranger history than the cozy images we know today. This festive ESU Happy Hour explores why early New Englanders outlawed Christmas, how rowdy wassailing gangs once […]