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Washington’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation

George Washington’s October 3, 1789, Thanksgiving Day Proclamation (detail)
On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789 as an official holiday of "sincere and humble thanks." The nation then celebrated its first Thanksgiving under its new Constitution.
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Today’s Document from the National Archives

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