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Although Thanksgiving celebrations dated back to the first European settlements in America, it was not until the 1860s that Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November to be a national holiday.
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HISTORY. (2020, November 25). History of the Holidays: History of Thanksgiving | History. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2199/history-of-the-holidays-history-of-thanksgiving--h/
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HISTORY. "History of the Holidays: History of Thanksgiving | History." World History Encyclopedia, November 25, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2199/history-of-the-holidays-history-of-thanksgiving--h/.
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HISTORY. "History of the Holidays: History of Thanksgiving | History." World History Encyclopedia, 25 Nov 2020, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/2199/history-of-the-holidays-history-of-thanksgiving--h/.
