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On behalf of all of us at Y3K Tutor In Your Home, we wish you a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving.
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Congress passed an official proclamation in 1941 declaring Thanksgiving is to be observed as a legal holiday on the fourth Thursday of November every year.
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Prior to 1863, earlier presidents made annual proclamations specifying that year’s Thanksgiving date. It wasn’t until President Abraham Lincoln issued a “Thanksgiving Proclamation” in 1863 that officially set aside the last Thursday of November as the national day for Thanksgiving.
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The State of New York made Thanksgiving Day an annual custom in 1817.
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The first national Thanksgiving Day Proclamation was in 1789 by President George Washington.
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You already know the story of Thanksgiving from 1620 and the first holiday celebration that started in Plymouth, MA in 1621. Most people do not know the history of how Thanksgiving became a legal holiday in the United States. Starting tomorrow we will be posting daily right up to Thanksgiving Day, interesting facts about how Thanksgiving evolved into a holiday. Check back here tomorrow for your first serving of Thanksgiving history.
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12% of Americans do not eat turkey at Thanksgiving.
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