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Thanksgiving was officially proclaimed a national US holiday by Congress in what year?
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Was Thanksgiving Day a national holiday until 1863?
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln.
When did thanksgiving become a holiday in the U.S.?
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the day a national holiday in 1863
When was the national thanksgiving holiday approved by Congress?
since 1863
Did Andrew Johnson make Thanksgiving a national holiday?
The Continental Congress proclaimed a Thanksgiving holiday (December 18) in 1777, and Washington proclaimed a Thanksgiving day (Nov. 26th) in 1789. Adams did likewise in 1798 and 1799. Jefferson did not proclaim any such holiday, believing it to be an impermissible conflation of church and state. Madison proclaimed holidays in 1814 and 1815. From 1816 to 1863, there was no federal Thanksgiving, but by the end of that period, most states had established the holiday. Thanksgiving was established annually by presidential proclamation (frequently expressed as a "recommendation" by the president) from 1863 until 1941, when Congress established it as a recurring national holiday. Lincoln's proclamation in 1863 is generally regarded as establishing the national holiday, but it really only proclaimed it for that year. It did, however, establish a precedent followed by his successors, including Andrew Johnson (though in 1865, the holiday occurred in December). In the 1930's, FDR attempted to move the date back one week to enlarge the holiday shopping period, but Congress set the date, and firmly established the holiday, in 1941. Presidents continue to proclaim it, though the proclamation is now superfluous.
Is it true that Thanksgiving day wasn't a national holiday until 1863?
True, Thanksgiving was not a national holiday until 1863. During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed 'Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens,' and was to be celebrated on November 26.
What president set the us Thanksgiving?
Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving in 1863. Franklin Roosevelt got Congress to make Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1941. FDR had the day moved up a week wnenever November had 5 Thursdays.[[Which president legalized thanksgiving&action=edit|]] [Discuss:Which_president_legalized_thanksgiving ] [javascript:getUpdates(1); ]Read more: [[Which president legalized thanksgiving#ixzz16ANW45R1|http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Which_president_legalized_thanksgiving#ixzz16ANW45R1]]
What president proclamed Thanksgiving day an official holiday?
President George Washington proclaimed Thursday, November 26, 1789 to be "a day of public thanksgiving and prayer". He proclaimed a second Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, February 19, 1795. It wasn't until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November of every year to be "a day of Thanksgiving". In June 1870 it legally became a paid holiday for federal employees working within the District of Columbia. In 1885 the law was expanded to apply to federal employees nationwide. In 1939 and 1940, in order to help retail businesses by making the Christmas shopping season longer, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Thanksgiving Day to be the third Thursday of November. So many people protested the change in the Thanksgiving tradition that, as a compromise, Congress passed a bill making the fourth Thursday of November Thanksgiving Day. President Roosevelt signed the bill into law on December 26, 1941, and it remains in effect to this day.
What year did congress declare Thanksgiving Day a National holiday?
2008 2008
What general officially proclaimed Memorial Day?
General John Alexander Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, officially proclaimed Decoration Day on May 5, 1868. It was first observed on May 30,1868. Decoration Day was officially renamed as Memorial Day in May 1967.
Who introduced the holiday Thanksgiving?
George Washington declared the first national day of Thanksgiving, but that was a one-time thing. Abraham Lincoln restarted it. It was originally the last Thursday in November, but in 1941, it officially became the fourth Thursday in November (sometimes November has five Thursdays). And technically, it still has to be proclaimed by the President every year, although that is a given.
What president set aside Thanksgiving?
Thanksgiving was first proclaimed as a national holiday Abraham Lincoln, in 1863 during the US Civil War. This was set by law in 1941. (see related question)
When was the first Thanksgiving proclaimed and by who?
President George Washington issued the first official government proclamation of Thanksgiving in 1789. President Abraham Lincoln made it a yearly official national holiday in 1863.
