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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.)
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What hoilday was celebrated for the first time by the Americans colonists?
thanksgiving
What do the Jewish call Thanksgiving?
Jewish people call Thanksgiving Thanksgiving. it's not a religious hoilday it's an American holiday.
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 day was Thanksgiving declared?
Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday in America on October 3, 1863 by the then 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.
Who declared an official thanksgiving celebration in 1789?
George Washington
In what year was thanksgiving officially made a holiday?
1799 was declared
Which president declared thanksgiving to be an annual holiday?
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.
During what war was Thanksgiving day declared a holiday?
google your mom
