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The double Thanksgiving continued for two more years, and then on December 26, 1941, Roosevelt signed a joint resolution of Congress changing the official national Thanksgiving Day to the fourth Thursday in November starting in 1942 (there are usually four but sometimes five Thursdays in November, depending on the year).
"Thanksgiving Day Parade", a song by Dan Bern on his album New American Language (2001). "Thanksgiving Day", a song by Ray Davies on his album Other People's Lives (2006). "We Gather Together" (1597), a hymn of Dutch origin written by Adrianus Valerius. "We Plough the Fields and Scatter" (1782), a hymn of German origin written by Matthias Claudius.
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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 ]
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Before Thanksgiving's addition, the only national holidays celebrated in the United States were Washington's Birthday and Independence Day. [35] Hale's efforts earned her the nickname "Mother of Thanksgiving". [36] Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History curator of food history, Paula J. Johnson, claims that Hale was "key in ...
The National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation is a ceremony that takes place at the White House every year shortly before Thanksgiving. The president of the United States is presented with a live domestic turkey by the National Turkey Federation (NTF), usually a male of the Broad Breasted White variety. The early years also included a joint ...