WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. -- The President has issued the following Thanksgiving proclamation: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early ... Washington made sure his Thanksgiving message – not simply a message, but a “proclamation” – sounded clear and strong: May ...

President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1789, ordering that November 26 be set aside as a day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” to acknowledge God’s ...

George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 and Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863, send powerful and timely messages to the people of the USA and Israel today.

President George Washington declared Thursday ... Presidents after Washington would also issue a proclamation for ...

On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, designating “a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November” that year.

At any rate, Thanksgiving has been held on a Thursday in November since George Washington’s presidency ... Lincoln issued his proclamation on Oct. 3, 1863, three months after Union Army ...