Same here! Frickin baffles me that this was never mentioned in any history class?? I swear they should be teaching history about this Country first in school then other parts of the world.
@@JackThelRipper It seems that the history of "other parts of the world" isn't really taught, either. I have met quite a few young people who are clueless about either.
I don't know how old you guys are, but I turn 60 this year and I knew about it. I remember it being talked about in school back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It seems to me that today, there is little interest in history even in schools. Personally, I think history NEEDS to be studied so we not only have an understanding of where we are today and why, but also to not make the same mistakes going forward.
@@retroguy9494 Yes. I remember that I thought that everything was old news. That "we" were so much smarter now. There is so much to be learned, even from your parents, let alone your grand parents, if you're so lucky to have them. Why are "they" hiding stuff? Serious stuff? I'm talking RECENT history?
According to the late White House Historian Williams Seales there was a puppy that was rescued from that fire. One of the Cabinet had a puppy he was keeping in his office to surprise his son for Christmas. interesting side note. Merry Christmas.
The weird thing is, I just found pictures of the aftermath of this fire last night looking through the Library of Congress website. That was the first I had ever heard if it. And now, today, here’s a video about it.
Mrs. Hoover was quite brilliant with how she turned what could have been a traumatizing event for children into something they were able to find fun. Of course, it wouldn’t be fun if something happened to one of their fathers, but she clearly erred on the side of hoping they’d all be okay, so how to salvage the night for the children. I love her for that.
In the 80's I lived on the family dairy where there were no holidays without work. My paycheck came from the highway department where many Christmas eve's I'd be driving a snow plow. My last Christmas in the USA in 1999. Having THG bringing great gifts of history always makes my day. Thank you for all you do. Merry day after from Bangkok
Is it true that it’s super cheap to live in Bangkok? I bought five minutes in one of those truck stop massage chairs for the first time ever yesterday, and now I feel 15 years younger.
I had not known of this incident prior to watching this video. Interesting Christmas gift from "The History Guy." Merry Christmas right back at everyone at "The History Guy" and all others who read this comment.
Hoover is the most misunderstood president. A truly great man not responsible for the disaster of the Great Depression. A genius, he brought in the modern era by standardizing much of what we enjoy today!
No, he wasn't responsible for the Great Depression anymore than Dubya Bush was responsible for the Great Recession. Clinton was responsible for the events which led to the Great Recession because he repealed many of the government regulations put in place by FDR and the Glass-Steagall Act. But in Hoover's day, there was basically no regulation of the markets. However, Hoover CAN be blamed for his lack of government action and intervention in helping those in need who had lost their jobs as a result of the depression and could not find work. He preferred that private charities supported by the wealthy help those in need. As a result, children starved to death. Just as it is today, there were very few wealthy interested in helping those in need who were that way through no fault of their own. If you read Lillian Rogers Parks book "Backstairs at the White House,' there was a conversation between Hoover and the Treasury Secretary discussing the situation where the secretary actually told Hoover 'there will always be those who survive and those who will not; it's been that way since the beginning of time.' Of course, the secretary was a multimillionaire himself.
My Grandma told us that her house burnt down in the early 1930s when she was a little girl when the Depression-era Christmas Tree lights caught the Christmas Tree on fire.
Merry Christmas to the whole HG family, and all the best in the New Year. Thank you for all that you do to keep us both enlightened and entertained, it is a year long Christmas gift we all treasure.
Merry Christmas to THG and crew, and to all my fellow students as well. I've enjoyed yet another year of THG's interesting videos and hope that there are several more years of videos to come.
What an ominous year. Im glad they saved what they could. Its a shame that so much of the work from TR's time was lost. TR is my favorite president in history.
Herr, professor. Doktor Geiger, We, here, wish you and friends and family a very merry Christmas and all the best for the coming. celebration (also all the gang at this site) That X-mas fire was news for me. Also, I make note that I was NOT invited to the party. Sighhh!
That's actually a VERY good question. People had decorated the exterior of their houses long before Christmas lights. The first outdoor Christmas lights appeared in the late 1880's. But they weren't all that popular. Then, in the 1930's, they began to be produced in mass quantities. People began to use them more, perhaps as a way to feel good during the bad years of the depression. But more to your specific question of when they became 'the thing to do', it was in the post World War II era with the advent and boom of 'tract housing.' As more and more suburban communities and neighborhood sprung up, so did decorating the outside of them with Christmas lights, most especially on houses that had 'eaves' as people would decorate the outline of the house with the lights. My own parents used to do that when they built our house in the mid 1950's. Even when I was a child, my father always put the lights around the eaves. I think it wasn't until I was in middle or high school which was in the late 70's that he began to decorate the bushes and shrubs and the like. He did that when he got rid of his old screw in bulbs and made the switch to those little tiny lights which is basically still what most people use today.
Have you ever done a history of propaganda? I was taught about it in the 1950s and 60s in public school. Kids now days, seem more victims than skeptics.
As someone who is pretty skeptical of propaganda myself, I remember in school being taught about propaganda and always thinking that your generation was incredibly incompetent when it came to being skeptical of propaganda.
There is a documentary called “faces of the enemy” that you’d probably enjoy. Also, a classic text on historiography, Historian’s Fallacies. Both are rather older and dated but useful if you’re interested in the topic. I totally agree that this would be an informative and important topic to cover.
Boy did this fire get lost in history. The only fire I ever knew about was the 1812 burning by the Brits. Thanks for bringing it to life
Same here! Frickin baffles me that this was never mentioned in any history class?? I swear they should be teaching history about this Country first in school then other parts of the world.
@@JackThelRipper It seems that the history of "other parts of the world" isn't really taught, either. I have met quite a few young people who are clueless about either.
Kinda like Building 7.
I don't know how old you guys are, but I turn 60 this year and I knew about it. I remember it being talked about in school back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. It seems to me that today, there is little interest in history even in schools. Personally, I think history NEEDS to be studied so we not only have an understanding of where we are today and why, but also to not make the same mistakes going forward.
@@retroguy9494 Yes. I remember that I thought that everything was old news. That "we" were so much smarter now.
There is so much to be learned, even from your parents, let alone your grand parents, if you're so lucky to have them.
Why are "they" hiding stuff? Serious stuff?
I'm talking RECENT history?
According to the late White House Historian Williams Seales there was a puppy that was rescued from that fire. One of the Cabinet had a puppy he was keeping in his office to surprise his son for Christmas. interesting side note. Merry Christmas.
The weird thing is, I just found pictures of the aftermath of this fire last night looking through the Library of Congress website. That was the first I had ever heard if it. And now, today, here’s a video about it.
Merry Christmas History Guy and crew. And to all my fellow subscribers.
Mrs. Hoover was quite brilliant with how she turned what could have been a traumatizing event for children into something they were able to find fun. Of course, it wouldn’t be fun if something happened to one of their fathers, but she clearly erred on the side of hoping they’d all be okay, so how to salvage the night for the children. I love her for that.
In the 80's I lived on the family dairy where there were no holidays without work. My paycheck came from the highway department where many Christmas eve's I'd be driving a snow plow. My last Christmas in the USA in 1999. Having THG bringing great gifts of history always makes my day. Thank you for all you do. Merry day after from Bangkok
Is it true that it’s super cheap to live in Bangkok? I bought five minutes in one of those truck stop massage chairs for the first time ever yesterday, and now I feel 15 years younger.
Well, I'm not surprised. Cows need to be milked even on Christmas day!
I had not known of this incident prior to watching this video. Interesting Christmas gift from "The History Guy."
Merry Christmas right back at everyone at "The History Guy" and all others who read this comment.
Hoover is the most misunderstood president. A truly great man not responsible for the disaster of the Great Depression. A genius, he brought in the modern era by standardizing much of what we enjoy today!
No, he wasn't responsible for the Great Depression anymore than Dubya Bush was responsible for the Great Recession. Clinton was responsible for the events which led to the Great Recession because he repealed many of the government regulations put in place by FDR and the Glass-Steagall Act. But in Hoover's day, there was basically no regulation of the markets.
However, Hoover CAN be blamed for his lack of government action and intervention in helping those in need who had lost their jobs as a result of the depression and could not find work. He preferred that private charities supported by the wealthy help those in need. As a result, children starved to death. Just as it is today, there were very few wealthy interested in helping those in need who were that way through no fault of their own. If you read Lillian Rogers Parks book "Backstairs at the White House,' there was a conversation between Hoover and the Treasury Secretary discussing the situation where the secretary actually told Hoover 'there will always be those who survive and those who will not; it's been that way since the beginning of time.' Of course, the secretary was a multimillionaire himself.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Merry Christmas, Professor G and all of your family and crew at THG!!!!! Thank you for making History deserving to be Remembered!!!
Thanks for reminding everyone.
My Grandma told us that her house burnt down in the early 1930s when she was a little girl when the Depression-era Christmas Tree lights caught the Christmas Tree on fire.
Thank God she was alright. Those tree fires can reach 1200 degrees within 30 seconds.
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THG: You and your team deserve to be remembered this Holiday Season…😊
.props to the 'Reason for the Season'
...looking like a hippie, inviting everyone to feast.
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Thank you.
Merry Christmas, History Guy. Thank you for all the wonderful videos and the free education!
Merry Christmas to you as well. 🎉🎉🎉
Merry Christmas to the whole HG family, and all the best in the New Year.
Thank you for all that you do to keep us both enlightened and entertained, it is a year long Christmas gift we all treasure.
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate. Happy Holidays to those who do not. God bless.
Your son is young, what a wonderful way of saving this memory for him.... I'm looking forward to 2024 trip. All the best in 2024....
Nice to see Tamar and I made the cut for ugly sweaters! Merry Happy New Year too!
Delightful story!
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Thank you, THG for a nice Christmas story.
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Merry Christmas to THG and crew, and to all my fellow students as well. I've enjoyed yet another year of THG's interesting videos and hope that there are several more years of videos to come.
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Merry Christmas to the History Guy and team! Your videos are always enlightening and entertaining. Thank you.
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What an ominous year. Im glad they saved what they could. Its a shame that so much of the work from TR's time was lost. TR is my favorite president in history.
Very interesting story. Who knew? Merry Christmas to All.
A great Christmas gift, thank you.
Still waiting for the history of historians.
Happy Christmas to all, with my best wishes for 2024, now that 2023 is nearly history.
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Merriest of Xmases & Happiest of New Years to you all over that at THG!!
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Hallelujah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth..."
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May you and family have a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. I wish you continued success in the coming new year. Thank you.
Merry Christmas from Ft Worth TX Lance (History Guy) and everyone watching around the world.
Merry Christmas, and God bless us all
Herr, professor. Doktor Geiger, We, here, wish you and friends and family a very merry Christmas and all the best for the coming. celebration (also all the gang at this site) That X-mas fire was news for me. Also, I make note that I was NOT invited to the party. Sighhh!
Merry Christmas to you and yours History Guy -
Keep the swell videos coming & the podcast is Amazing for road trips - keep the both coming !
Merry Christmas HG
Never knew about this. Thank you and Merry Christmas and hopefully a Happy New Year.
Merry Christmas to THG and everyone else.
Merry Christmas to you and yours too.
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Merry Christmas to Y'all at The History Guy. Ps Smokin hot episode🔥
You, your family and staff deserve every Christmas wish granted with a little extra. Thank you, Merry Christmas from my family to yours.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Any thoughts on when Christmas Lights on Houses, became the " thing " to do?
That is a great question never thought of that. Happy holidays!
That's actually a VERY good question. People had decorated the exterior of their houses long before Christmas lights. The first outdoor Christmas lights appeared in the late 1880's. But they weren't all that popular. Then, in the 1930's, they began to be produced in mass quantities. People began to use them more, perhaps as a way to feel good during the bad years of the depression.
But more to your specific question of when they became 'the thing to do', it was in the post World War II era with the advent and boom of 'tract housing.' As more and more suburban communities and neighborhood sprung up, so did decorating the outside of them with Christmas lights, most especially on houses that had 'eaves' as people would decorate the outline of the house with the lights.
My own parents used to do that when they built our house in the mid 1950's. Even when I was a child, my father always put the lights around the eaves. I think it wasn't until I was in middle or high school which was in the late 70's that he began to decorate the bushes and shrubs and the like. He did that when he got rid of his old screw in bulbs and made the switch to those little tiny lights which is basically still what most people use today.
Thank you sir. I hope you and yours had a VERY Merry Christmas.
Thanks Lance, and a very Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Thank you and Merry Christmas! What a wonderful team you have!
Merry Christmas to you and yours THG.
I'm a little late but, wish y'all at The History Guy had a Merry Christmas.
Looking forward to a new year of The History Guy.
God bless.
Merry christmas, Mr Lance!🎄♥️
Merry Christmas THG!! All the best from my family to yours.
Merry Christmas! Never heard of this bit of history before. Thank you.
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A very Merry Christmas and hapy New Year! A big thanks for all of your hard work producing The History Guy, my favorite!!
Thank you for the information 😊
thanks again and Merry Christmas to you as well sir.
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Good video, one of your best…Merry Christmas to you sir and your family and everyone else
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Merry Christmas, History Guy! You should pitch this to Hallmark as a Christmas movie
Merry Christmas 2023 THG & family! 🎄☺️Having a binge session on all your Christmas videos!
Enjoyed the video Christmas “card” at the end. May you have a joyous Christmas and a blessed year.
Happy Christ's Birthday and have a great New Year!
Thanks History Guy! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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I now adore Mrs. Hoover! I can say that I would have been an equally eager child had I been there then.
Yea well, don't adore her too much! She had her issues and wasn't really a kind person. Especially when it came to people of the lower classes.
Did they ever figure out what started the fire?
Not definitively. The two theories were faulty electrical wiring or a blocked chimney flue.
Merry Christmas to all.
Awesome story. Hope you all have a merry Christmas.
@PhantomLover007
Please find a new adjective. The English language has tens of thousands that mean "great." Please find a new one.
Have you ever done a history of propaganda? I was taught about it in the 1950s and 60s in public school. Kids now days, seem more victims than skeptics.
As someone who is pretty skeptical of propaganda myself, I remember in school being taught about propaganda and always thinking that your generation was incredibly incompetent when it came to being skeptical of propaganda.
Even the history of propaganda is propagandized.
Propaganda has been around since (probably) before language. The Epic of Gilgamesh is essentially propaganda
There is a documentary called “faces of the enemy” that you’d probably enjoy. Also, a classic text on historiography, Historian’s Fallacies. Both are rather older and dated but useful if you’re interested in the topic. I totally agree that this would be an informative and important topic to cover.
Adam Curtis' documentary "The Century of the Self" is massively eye-opening about propaganda and public policy.
Merry Christmas!!!!
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