Virginia O'Hanlon was 8-years-old when she gained a measure of fame that would last her lifetime.
Shortly after her birthday in July 1897, young Virginia wrote to the New York Sun, posing the timeless question: “Is there a Santa Claus?”
It took several weeks, but her innocent letter gave rise to the most famous editorial in American journalism. The Sun answered Virginia's query on September 21, 1897, in an essay destined to become a classic.
The essay was assigned an inconspicuous place in the Sun, appearing in the third of three columns of editorials beneath the headline, “Is There A Santa Claus?”
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