The first Thanksgiving in America was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth Massachusetts Bay Colony.In 1789 George Washington became the first to formally proclaim a day of "public thanksgiving and prayer'
In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln set forth the last Thursday of November a day of Thanksgiving.
In 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln set forth the last Thursday of November a day of Thanksgiving.
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