Eight-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York's Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CST;
updated 9:33 a.m. CST, Wednesday, December 26, 2012
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