What did Mark Twain have in common with Genghis Khan and William the Conqueror? And how is this all tied into a Christmas Miracle? Well, much of this can be answered by a bright bulb of light, that astronomer Johann Palitzsch observed on Christmas Day 1758...

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Rune Væver Hartvig and Spartacus Olsson
Directed by: Spartacus Olsson and Astrid Deinhard
Executive Producers: Bodo Rittenauer, Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson
Creative Producer: Joram Appel
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Rune Væver Hartvig
Edited by: Mikołaj Cackowski
Sound design: Marek Kaminski

Colorizations:
Julius Jääskeläinen - https://www.facebook.com/JJcolorization/

Sources:
King William I (The Conqueror), courtesy of National Portrait Gallery
Comet Halley and the Milky Way, courtesy of ESO (https://www.eso.org/public/images/comethalley-21mar198/)

Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:
Howard Harper-Barnes - A Sleigh Ride Into Town
Leimoti - The Christmas Thieves

A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.