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Thursday, November 26, 2009

ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – 1863
Following the initial Presidential Thanksgiving proclamations of George Washington, John Adams and James Madison, there were no further Presidential proclamations for this day until Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day during the Civil War, but it was not initially in November. Instead [...]

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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION – 1789
The first President of the United States began a Presidential tradition of making a Thanksgiving proclamation, following those issued previously by the Continental Congress between 1777 to 1784:
“Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for [...]

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