The National Thanksgiving Proclamation was the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving in the United States. At the request of Congress, President George Washington declared Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.[1] A National Proclamation of Thanksgiving had been issued by the Continental Congress in November of 1777.[2]
- ^ "Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789". George Washington's Mount Vernon. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Thanksgiving Day Proclamations 1789–Present". whatsoproudlywehail.org. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
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