Tag: 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation
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Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I thought I’d share a little about some of the history of the holiday! On October 3, 1863, President Lincoln’s Proclamation of Thanksgiving set the precedent for our country’s national day of Thanksgiving. It proclaims the last Thursday of November “as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise.” Prior to…
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