Good Question. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1777. Others were declared from time to time until 1815. We still celebrate Thanksgiving this very year, and will continue to celebrate it. Of course, the Pilgrims sailed to the Indians and taught them how to plant crops, and they taught them to fish, too. Everyone there was happy and joyed. That was the answer to your question. Thanks for asking!
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According to historians, President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in the fall of 1863 after Sarah Hale sent letters to him concerning the significance of the first thanksgiving event.
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Abraham Lincoln first declared a national day of thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November in 1862. (The date was changed to the 4th Thursday of November in 1941.)
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621. The first Thanksgiving as a national holiday was 1863.
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621.
The First Thanksgiving was held sometime during the Autumn of the year 1621.
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
The First Thanksgiving was held sometime during the Autumn of the year 1621.
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.