Thanksgiving History
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Updated: 21 Nov 2018
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Created byPreston Wegner
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First ThanksgivingGeorge Washington declares
that November 26,
will be a day of thanksgiving.Governor John Winthrop and the Massachusetts Bay Colony
observe a day of prayer and thanksgivingA public day of thanksgiving is declared
a few months before the
Declaration of Independence is signed.Soldiers celebrate Thanksgiving after being
away from their families during the Civil WarThanksgiving is celebrated just months
after the US joins World War 1.The first ever Thanksgiving Parade
in New York City occurs.
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