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Her name was Sarah Josepha Hale.
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What women was the driving force of Thanksgiving becoming a holiday?
Sarah Josepha Hale, a very important magazine editor and author of the time, waged a tireless campaign to make Thanksgiving a national holiday in the mid-19th century.
When was Thanksgiving a national holiday in England?
Thanksgiving Day is not a national holiday in England.
Which country first adopted Thanksgiving as a national holiday?
canda is the first country to adopt Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
6 Due to a long campaign by magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale Thanksgiving was declared an annual national holiday in what year?
1863
Who delcared Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Lincoln.
When did thanksgiving become a national holiday and who established it?
1863 Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday.
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 year was the Thanksgiving made?
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621. The first Thanksgiving as a national holiday was 1863.
Who created the Thanksgiving holiday?
William Bradford, William Bradford mentioned the first Thanksgiving with the Native Americans
Is Thanksgiving a national holiday?
Yes. Although the dates have been changed several times it is a national holiday in the USA.
Which US President did not want Thanksgiving to be a national holiday?
Thomas Jefferson is the president who scoffed at the idea of a national Thanksgiving day.
Was Thanksgiving Day a national holiday until 1863?
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln.
