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[[Image:Vc006494.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, set by Congress, December 18, 1777]]

[[Image:Vc006494.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Congressional Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, set by Congress, December 18, 1777]]

'''Thanksgiving Day''' is a national [[holiday]] in the [[United States]] that is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.  It is traditionally a day set aside to give thanks to the [[God|Lord]] for His blessings. Second only to [[Independence Day]], Thanksgiving is a uniquely [[American]] holiday, and as such, it is rooted deeply -- like our nation -- in our faith in [[God]].  

'''Thanksgiving Day''' is a national [[holiday]] in the [[United States]] that is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.  It is traditionally a day set aside to give thanks to the [[God|Lord]] for His blessings. Second only to [[Independence Day]], Thanksgiving is a uniquely [[American]] and Canadian holiday, and as such, it is rooted deeply -- like our nation -- in our faith in [[God]].  

In 1789 President George Washington proclaimed Thanksgiving Day as the last Thursday in November. In 1941, the United States [[Congress]] passed a resolution decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November.  Thanksgiving Day proclamations have traditionally been given by the Presidents of the United States of America <ref> http://www.thanksgivingworld.com/thanksgiving-proclamations/index.html</ref>  

In 1789 President George Washington proclaimed Thanksgiving Day as the last Thursday in November. In 1941, the United States [[Congress]] passed a resolution decreeing that Thanksgiving should fall on the fourth Thursday of November.  Thanksgiving Day proclamations have traditionally been given by the Presidents of the United States of America <ref> http://www.thanksgivingworld.com/thanksgiving-proclamations/index.html</ref>