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Grant President Ulysses S. Grant was president when Christmas was made a national holiday in 1870.
The U. S. Congress and President Ulysses S. Grant made Christmas a U. S. Federal Holiday in 1870.
Technically there are no national holidays in the US, only federal holidays when federal government workers take the day off. Christmas was made a federal holiday on June 26, 1870 when U. S. Grant was President.
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∙ 13y agoFranklin Roosevelt was the president in 1938, so he had to be the one if it happened.
I know he got Congress to move Thanksgiving back a week to create a longer time for shopping between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Some people called the new holiday Franksgiving.
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∙ 10y agoTechnically there are no national holidays in the US, only federal holidays when federal government workers take the day off. Christmas was made a federal holiday on June 26, 1870 when U. S. Grant was President.
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∙ 13y agoChristmas was celebrated all over the country long before it became the United States and before there any presidents.
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∙ 14y agoKwanzaa is NOT a national holiday.
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∙ 12y agoNone. It has never been done.
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Which president declared Hanukkah a national holiday?
No U.S. president has ever declared Hanukkah a national holiday.
What president made Easter a holiday?
Easter was declared as a national holiday
Why president Grover Cleveland declared national holiday before the strike?
Why President Grover Cleveland declared national holiday labor day before the strike in Pullman's town?
Who declared Labor Day a holiday?
President Grover Cleveland declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894.
Which president declared Columbus Day a national holiday?
John F. Kennedy
Was Gerald R Ford the president who declared a national holiday in 1938?
nope
Who was president when Martin Luther King was declared a national holiday?
Ronald Reagan
When President Roosevelt declared a national bank holiday in 1933 all banks?
their confrence
What president was in office when Martin Luther King's birthday was declared a national holiday?
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday was declared a national holiday in 1983 and officially went into effect in 1986 under President Ronald Reagan's term.
Who was president of Christmas day?
President Ulysses S. Grant declared Christmas an official national holiday in 1870.
Which day was Thanksgiving declared?
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863 by the then president Abraham Lincoln.
Was Thanksgiving Day a national holiday until 1863?
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln.
