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Thanksgiving is a fall harvest festival celebrated today in both Canada and the United States. Its early roots reach back into the settlement and exploration of North America.
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Fast Facts
- 1541: Coronado celebrates one of earliest recorded Thanksgiving feasts near TexasLibrary of Congress: Thanksgiving Timeline
- 1578: Martin Frobisher feasts after surviving journey to Newfoundland, first Canadian ThanksgivingTwilight Bridge: History and Origin of Canadian Thanksgiving
- 1619: Jamestown settlers commemorate arrival with annual feastNational Parks Service: Historic Jamestowne: Jamestown and Plymouth: Compare and Contrast
- 1621: Plymouth settlement gives thanks for harvest with the neighboring Wampanoag TribeNational Parks Service: Historic Jamestowne: Jamestown and Plymouth: Compare and Contrast
- 1863: Declared national holiday in America
- 1957: Official celebration declared to take place the second Monday of October in Canada
- Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving the second Monday of OctoberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
- American Thanksgiving takes place the fourth Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving November: Thanksgiving Facts
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Thanksgiving: An Evolution
The true origin of Thanksgiving is often debated. Did it begin in Jamestown or at Plymouth? And what about the even earlier recordings of Thanksgiving celebrations? Thanksgiving celebrations actually originated from European harvest festival traditions.History.com: The History of Thanksgiving -
Thanksgiving Dinner: Then and Now
Traditional recipes during the 1600's would have included dishes like wild turkey, venison, pumpkin pudding, garlic and onions, English cheese pie and corn bread.EnjoyMA: An Authentic Thanksgiving Dinner Today it is traditional for most families to have turkey, stuffing sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. Vegetarian and vegan households often replace the turkey with a non-meat substitution like Tofurkey. -
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Thanksgiving Day Proclamations
- The United States Department of State: The First Thanksgiving Proclamation
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Presidential Proclamataions
- 1789-1815: George Washington, John Adams and James Madison
- 1862-1869: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson and Ulysses S. Grant
- 1870-1879: Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes
- 1880-1889: Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison
- 1890-1899: Benjamin Harrison, Grover Cleveland and William McKinley
- 1900-1909: William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
- 1910-1919: William H. Taft and Woodrow Wilson
- 1920-1929: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover
- 1930-1939: Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 1940-1949: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman
- 1950-1959: Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1960-1969: Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon
- 1970-1979: Richard Nixon, Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter
- 1980-1989: Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George Bush
- 1990-1999: George Bush and William J. Clinton
- 2000- : William J. Clinton and George W. Bush
