Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2013 marks 150 years of a national tradition. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a “day of Thanksgiving and Praise,” making Thanksgiving Day an annual holiday.

Related Links:

President Abraham Lincoln, October 3, 1863, Presidential Proclamation: Proclamation of Thanksgiving

History.com, Web Page: History of Thanksgiving

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