National Thanksgiving Proclamation
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title:
National Thanksgiving Proclamation
text:
The National Thanksgiving Proclamation was the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving in the United States. At the request of Congress, President George Washington declared Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. A National Proclamation of Thanksgiving had been issued by the Continental Congress in November of 1777.
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First formal proclamation of Thanksgiving in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Thanksgiving_Proclamation
date created:
2006-11-28T03:57:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T01:05:20Z
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