The evolution of the national Christmas tree
The national tree has changed species, locations, energy efficiencies and size, but lighting it has been a tradition since 1923.
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Dec. 24, 1923
President Calvin Coolidge began the tradition of having a national Christmas tree when he lit 2,500 electric bulbs on a balsam fir on Christmas Eve.
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