Colonial Americans, including George Washington, celebrated countless "thanksgivings" throughout their lives – just not in the same way we do today. During the American Revolution, colonial ...

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 favor—and whereas both ...

The first President of the United States, George Washington, designated this date as a “Day of National Thanksgiving”. The next president to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation was the 16th President of ...

President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation under the new U.S. Constitution on Oct. 3, 1789, asking for Thursday, Nov. 26 of that year to be "a day of public thanksgiving ...