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A NATIONAL THANKSGIVING.; Proclamation of the President, Appointing the Day.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. -- The President has issued the following Thanksgiving proclamation: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...
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Tribune Opinion: Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and friends
At the height of the Civil War, President Lincoln issued a proclamation establishing a national day of Thanksgiving when the nation needed a day of thanks. It soon became an American tradition to ...
Why Thanksgiving Day is not on the same calendar date each year
Thanksgiving Day is always on the fourth Thursday in ... A few decades later, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a ...
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CNN’s Thanksgiving Quiz 2024
On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, designating “a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November” that year.