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How George Washington used his first Thanksgiving as president to unite a new countryOn Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early ... He had an important aim that day: to celebrate Thanksgiving. Washington had thought carefully about this Thanksgiving, the first ...
1789 — President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation by the national government of the United States. His successors John Adams and James Madison also designated days of ...
On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, designating “a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November” that year.
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