At any rate, Thanksgiving has been held on a Thursday in November since George Washington’s presidency. Washington declared a day of thanksgiving and prayer in 1789, partly to honor the new U.S ...

The U.S. has recognized Thanksgiving since 1789, when President George Washington issued the first proclamation designating the first national day of thanksgiving. It fell on Thursday, November 26 ...

Recipes: Our favorite Thanksgiving sides are guaranteed to outshine the turkey President George Washington declared Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin," after he was asked ...

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.

“It was a three-day harvest celebration,” she ... 1789 — President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation by the national government of the United States.