Proclamation about the Day of Thanksgiving by George Washington in 1789

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A PROCLAMATION IN 1789.

General Thanksgiving by George Washington, the President of the United States Of America.

WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence ...........

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Link to Actual Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, November 1, 1777 Document

Link to another Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, October 11, 1782

Source: Library of Congress Religion and the Founding of the American Republic Exhibition Good site to bookmark if you are home schooling.

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Wait a minute... according to the email I just got, it was George CARLIN who originated Thanksgiving with that proclamation. ;')

Thanksgiving as we observe it now was established by Abraham Lincoln's proclamation in 1863.

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/ci_3247556

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving

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