Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving with George Washington
Setting aside one day to give national thanks to God for the blessings of the prior year and beseech him for future blessings had been frequently practiced in England, but it merged with several Puritan traditions in New England during … Continue reading
Thanksgiving with the Continental Army, 1777
Abraham Lincoln usually gets the credit for establishing Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863. He deserves much of it for making it an annual event. But, Lincoln was harkening back to an earlier practice of giving thanks amidst the … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
From all of us here at Emerging Revolutionary War, we want to wish you and yours a “Happy Thanksgiving.” Below is the official proclamation by President George Washington dedicating a day of “public thanksgiving.” in 1789. By the President of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1789, George Washington, Happy Thanksgiving, New York, President George Washington, Thanksgiving
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Emerging Revolutionary War Wishes You a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving Holiday
As president of the United States, George Washington wrote the following Thanksgiving Proclamation that was published and designated Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a national day of thanks. Although the official holiday came later when the sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Colonial Williamsburg, George Washington, Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown Yorktown Foundation, Mount Vernon, Plimoth Plantation, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Proclamation, Yorktown Victory Center
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