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How George Washington used his first Thanksgiving as president to unite a new country
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident George Washington aimed to unify the country with his first Thanksgiving message. Getty...
Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation that Made Thanksgiving a National Holiday
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the last Thursday of...
Looking back: Here are some of the Augusta Chronicle's Thanksgiving-Day highlights
The Augusta Chronicle via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIn 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Nov. 26 of that year a "Day of...
Proclamations call us to Thanksgiving
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEvery year our Presidents post a Thanksgiving Proclamation. In the early years, George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison wrote them. Washington’s first Proclamation was issued on the ...
History on display: Mass. State Library showcases historical Thanksgiving proclamations
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 6 months agoBOSTON — Beneath the golden dome of the Massachusetts Statehouse lives a plethora of Thanksgiving...
Presidents Day is not just a day for an appliance sale. So who does it celebrate? Lincoln or...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis Monday, take a few moments to think about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. We used to...
How Thanksgiving became a federal holiday and what that means
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTurkey lovers, football fans and parade goers in Detroit and New York might believe having...
Why is Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November? It wasn't always this way.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOnce a year, Americans gather around table to celebrate Thanksgiving, the holiday meant to show...
Thanksgiving Myths We Should All Forget
Cheapism via AOL· 7 months agoskynesher/istockphoto Thanks a Lot Think you know the true story of Thanksgiving? What you learned growing up, while participating in Thanksgiving...
Thanksgiving Day wasn’t always on Thursday or even in November
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Thanksgiving always falls on the fourth Thursday in November. But that wasn’t...