24 December 1955 December 24, 2015 Author: Staff NORAD start tracking Santa for the first time. Famous Words of Inspiration..."A Galileo could no more be elected president of the United States than he could be elected Pope of Rome. Both high posts are reserved for men favored by God with an extraordinary genius for swathing the bitter facts of life in bandages of self-illusion." Henry Mencken — Click here for more from Henry Mencken Related posts: 12 April 1955 18 July 1955 3 October 1955 4 November 1955 15 July 1955 2 January 1955 13 February 1955 19 November 1955 15 December 2010 24 December 1997 Categories: History Tags: 1955, 24 December