Thanksgiving history: Traditions and origins, where did it begin?
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Many people know the story behind Thanksgiving, but its history as an actual holiday is a bit more confusing.
Before it became an official holiday, President George Washington issued a proclamation that Thursday, November 26, 1789, would be a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer." It wasn’t until 1863, however, that President Abraham Lincoln said that Americans should recognize the last Thursday of every November as a day of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving became an official national holiday in 1870, along with Christmas, New Year’s Day and Independence Day. At that time, however, it was decided that the President would decide the date of Thanksgiving. Most followed Lincoln’s lead and chose the last Thursday of November.
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