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What was the first national Thanksgiving Day?

Established on November 26, 1789, the first national "Thanksgiving Day" was originally created by George Washington as a way of "giving thanks" for the Constitution.

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Comment made by G Conway on August 27, 2007 at 1:18:44 PM CDT
George Washington even declared a national day of in 1789. Still, Thanksgiving did not become a regular holiday until 1863 when Abraham Lincoln signed into law a bill proclaiming the last Thursday of each November to be Thanksgiving Day. In 1941, Congress amended the law to make the fourth Thursday of each November Thanksgiving.

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