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Was Lincoln the first president to proclain Thanksgiving as a nationwide holiday?
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Yes, Abraham Lincoln introduced Thanksgiving as a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863.
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Who was the president that made Thanksgiving a legal holiday in 1816?
I believe it to be Lincoln in 1863.
Which president declared thanksgiving to be an annual holiday?
Abraham Lincoln
Which president first proclaimed that the US have a Thanksgiving Day?
Technically Washington did however it did not become a federal holiday with a set date until Lincoln.
First president to observe Thanksgiving dinner in white house?
The first president to observe a formal Thanksgiving dinner in the White House was Rutherford Hayes. Abraham Lincoln actually celebrated Thanksgiving, but the event was much smaller.
What president created Thanksgiving?
The president that declared Thanksgiving is George Bush cause his family was Indian and he was Pilgrim so the family together made a holiday named thanksgiving...... Hope that answers your question
What president said that thanksgiving was a national holiday?
President Abraham Lincoln .
What president officially celebrated Thanksgiving in1864?
President Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a Federal Holiday in 1864.
Who was the president that made Thanksgiving a legal holiday in 1816?
I believe it to be Lincoln in 1863.
Which president had a Thanksgiving turkey as a pet?
Abraham Lincoln
Who made thanksgiving in November?
President Abraham Lincoln
Who is president made Thanksgiving annual?
Abraham Lincoln
What president pushed back Thanksgiving?
It was Abraham Lincoln
Which president made thanksgiving a law?
Predident Lincoln
Who was the president to established the Thanksgiving holiday and why?
Abraham Lincoln
What president was the first to proclaim Thanksgiving a holiday?
President Abraham Lincoln was the first to proclaim Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863.
What president declared the first thanksgiving day?
In the middle of the US Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, prompted by a series of editorials written by Sarah Hale, proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated on the final Thursday in November 1863. It has been celebrated anually since. However President George Washington was the first President to issue a Proclamation that declared a National Day of Thanksgiving on October 3, 1789.
Which president set the 4th Thursday as Thanksgiving?
Abraham Lincoln
