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Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863 by the then president Abraham Lincoln.
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In 1863 this president declared the first national day of thanksgiving?
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During what war was Thanksgiving day declared a holiday?
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Who declared Thanksgiving a hoilday?
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.)
Who declared the official thanksgiving day as the last Thursday in November?
Abraham Lincoln
What other 3 Presidents declared a National Day of Thanksgiving before Lincoln?
No other presidents declared Thanksgiving before Lincoln. He did it in 1863. FDR changed the date during WW2.
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.
What do the president do to a turkey at thanksgiving?
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
What does the president do a turkey at thanksgiving?
who was the president that declared Thanksgiving a holiday
Which US President declared the final Thursday in Nov as national day of Thanksgiving?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Was Thanksgiving Day a national holiday until 1863?
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863 by president Abraham Lincoln.
What started Thanksgiving in america?
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a holiday in 1863.
What did Abraham Lincoln do for Thanksgiving?
Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving an official holiday.
