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Thanksgiving at Plymouth, oil on canvas by Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, 1925 National Museum of Women in the Arts. Thanksgiving is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November (which became the uniform date country-wide in 1941).
In the United States, Thanksgiving is an annual tradition that was federally formalized through an 1863 presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln, but was implemented as state legislation since the nation's founding. In 1941, federal legislation by the United States Congress formalized Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November.
Observances based on the date of Thanksgiving (United States) (15 P) Pages in category "Thanksgiving (United States)" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total.
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The Mighty B: Thanksgiving Beeninactment (2008) Molly of Denali: Thanks-for-giving (2024) Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) The Muppet Show (Arlo Guthrie, 1979) My Gym Partner's a Monkey: A Thanksgiving Carol (2008) My Little Pony: Friends Are Never Far Away (2005) Peppa Pig: Thanksgiving (2024) Peppa Pig Tales: Happy Thanksgiving; Pepper Ann ...
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The majority of states immediately changed their laws to coincide with the nationally observed date. The first year following the joint resolution with five Thursdays in November was 1944, and Thanksgiving was observed on the 23rd of the month except in the states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.