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Virginia O Hanlon and the Santa Claus Letters
The tale of Virginia O Hanlon who asked if Santa exists in 1897 sparked editor Francis Church to pen the Sun’s famous reply. Virginia later became a school principal. Church died in 1906. she died in 1971. Contact Jim Liddell.
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