In 1789, Washington urged the people of the United States to celebrate “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” ...

In 1789, George Washington issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a "day of public thanksgiving." ...

Washington doesn’t impose that duty on the people. He acknowledges their desire, expressed through Congress, to fulfill this ...

Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation ...

Colonial Americans, including George Washington, celebrated countless "thanksgivings" throughout their lives – just not in ...

November 26 has always been a day marked by significant events across the globe.Back in 1789, the United States Congress ...

The first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the ...

In the first Thanksgiving proclamation, first president asks God to enable a “Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.” ...

We have been celebrating Thanksgiving since proclamations were made by General George Washington and the Continental Congress ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...