That was President Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.
The Emancipation Proclamation, was issued in 2 parts, which consisted of 2 executive orders. The first executive order or first part of the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on September 22, 1862, and the second order or second part was issued on January 1, 1863.
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued during the Civil War; Reconstruction was the period following the war.
When Congress voted to change the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954, President Eisenhower proclaimed November 11 as Veterans Day. It was President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 that first proclaimed this day as Armistice Day.
The Union's victory at Antietam, was an important defeat, which President Lincoln needed, in order to issue the first portion of the Emancipation Proclamation, so that it would have an affect, and impact on the south. The battle of Antietam ended in the Union's victory on September 18, 1862, and the draft issue of the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on September 22, 1862.
As President, on October 3, 1789, George Washington made the proclamation
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919 President Dwight D. Eisenhower changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, issued the first official proclamation that made Thanksgiving an annual national holiday.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was issued twice. First one was in September 1862 and again in January 1863.
President George Washington issued the first official government proclamation of Thanksgiving in 1789. President Abraham Lincoln made it a yearly official national holiday in 1863.
That was President Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.
As President of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in the US.
First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln was created in 1864.
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