Why Thanksgiving? -- This day in history: Nov 26, 1941, FDR - TopicsExpress



          

Why Thanksgiving? -- This day in history: Nov 26, 1941, FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill officially establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day. The tradition of celebrating the holiday on Thursday dates back to the early history of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, when post-harvest holidays were celebrated on the weekday regularly set aside as Lecture Day, a midweek church meeting where topical sermons were presented. history/this-day-in-history
Posted on: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 11:37:29 +0000

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