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From Lincoln to "Franksgiving": 10 turning points in the history of the Thanksgiving date

How Thanksgiving became a national holiday, traced through 10 milestones from a 1621 Plymouth harvest gathering to Lincoln's 1863 proclamation and Roosevelt's 1939 "Franksgiving" calendar fight

From Lincoln to "Franksgiving": 10 turning points in the history of the Thanksgiving date

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