The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident occurred on the 20 December, 1943, when, after a successful bomb run on Bremen, Charles ‘Charlie’ Brown’s B-17 Flying Fortress (named “Ye Olde Pub”) was severely damaged by German fighters. Luftwaffe pilot and ace Franz Stigler had an opportunity to shoot down the crippled bomber, but instead, for humanitarian reasons, decided to allow the crew to fly back to their airfield in England. wikipedia.org

Bf 109 pilot Franz Stigler and B-17 pilot Charlie Brown’s first meeting:

First off, this post is not intended as disrespect to our ancestors, family members, and other brave Americans that fought and died in the war. It is though, to question what, if anything did we learn, or what little was taught on the subject from our middle school history book about the War of 1812.

Here is the link to the video, enjoy: http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6583679/the-war-of-1812-the-movie

Santa Claus came about when the story of the St. Nicholas of Myra was melded with the legend of Odin. The image was refined by poetry, illustration, and advertising. Get the details on the origins of Santa Claus at it THING

http://itthing.com/the-history-of-santa-claus