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No. It was President Abraham Lincoln who made it a national holiday in 1863.
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Sarah Joseph Hale lobbied President Abraham Lincoln for a National Holiday based on Thanksgiving.
AnswerWisconsin amd Plymouth were the first to make ThanksGiving a national hioliday.
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]]
Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the USA. It is celebrated on the third Thursday of November. During the time US President Lincoln was in office, he was pressured by Protestant religious leaders to make the traditional feast day of Protestants a national holiday. Since the overwhelming population in that time was some form of Protestantism, Lincoln made the day, Thanksgiving, a national holiday.
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October 3, 1863.
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Sarah Josepha Hale used her influential position as the editor of Godey's Lady's Book magazine to advocate for the establishment of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in the United States. She wrote numerous editorials and letters to politicians, including President Abraham Lincoln, urging them to make Thanksgiving a formal holiday. Her persistent efforts eventually paid off when President Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863, officially declaring Thanksgiving a national holiday.
December 26, 1941