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Lincolnā€™s Legacy: How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday abraham lincoln george washington harrison nj plymouth colonists president abraham lincoln sarah josephs hale thanksgiving day Nov 28, 2024

Thanksgiving Day, as we know it, owes much to President Abraham Lincoln, who played a pivotal role in formalizing the holiday. While the origins of Thanksgiving trace back to 1621, when the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast, the journey to a...

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