Nov. 24, 1789

Posted November 23, 2009, 11:07 am


The first national celebration of Thanksgiving Day is held in the United States after President George Washington issued a proclamation in October designating for "the People of the United States a day of public thanks-giving" on Thursday, Nov. 24. It would not become a federal holiday until 1941.

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