General Thanksgiving By the PRESIDENT of the United States Of America A PROCLAMATION 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...
While, it was President George Washington who issued the original Thanksgiving Proclamation, it did not become a national holiday in the United States until the fall of 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln issued a second Thanksgiving Proclamation declaring that the...
