What happened in the 1860s?
π The establishment of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in the USA (1863)
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Further Reading
Congress Establishes Thanksgiving - National Archives (archives.gov)
President Lincoln proclaims official Thanksgiving holiday | HISTORY (history.com)
Thanksgiving as a Federal Holiday - Pieces of History (archives.gov)
Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1863 (gilderlehrman.org)
A Presidential History of Thanksgiving | Headlines & Heroes (loc.gov)
Thanksgiving: From Local Harvests to National Holiday (si.edu)
Thanksgiving (United States) - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
The History of the Thanksgiving Holiday in the U.S. - Mike Coffey (repcoffey.com)
Thanksgiving 2024 - Tradition, Origins & Meaning | HISTORY (history.com)