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National Thanksgiving Proclamation
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.[1] A National Proclamation of Thanksgiving had been issued by the Second Continental Congress in November of 1777.[2]
- ^ "Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Thanksgiving Day Proclamations 1789–Present". whatsoproudlywehail.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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