4. Kwanzaa, which is observed Dec. 26 through Jan. 1, is a nonreligious holiday that celebrates black culture. The weeklong event highlights seven principles, including Nia, which is Swahili for "purpose." That's how actress Nia Long got her name.
5. Abraham Lincoln's youngest son, Thomas, nicknamed Tad, was known as a sensitive youngster. On Christmas 1864, Tad, then ten, took the spirit of the season to heart and invited some street urchins into the White House for a meal.
The cooks refused to feed them until Tad took the issue to the president, who ordered that the children be fed.
--Cooter
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