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George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation (view source)
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[[Image:GWashingtonThanksgiving.jpg|thumb|300px|right|George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation]]
[[Image:GWashingtonThanksgiving.jpg|thumb|300px|right|George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation]]
President [[George Washington]] signed the first [[Thanksgiving]] proclamation, setting aside Thursday, November 26, 1789 as "A Day of Publick Thanksgiving and Prayer...to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God." Although not the first such observance in American history, this holiday as designated by Washington represents the first official observance by the new United States.
President [[George Washington]] signed the first [[Thanksgiving]] proclamation, setting aside Thursday, November 26, 1789 as "A Day of Publick[sic] Thanksgiving and Prayer...to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God." Although not the first such observance in American history, this holiday as designated by Washington represents the first official observance by the new United States.
Signed by Washington on October 3, 1789, the text of the first Thanksgiving Proclamation was printed in the Massachusetts ''Centinel'' on Wednesday, October 14, 1789.
Signed by Washington on October 3, 1789, the text of the first Thanksgiving Proclamation was printed in the Massachusetts ''Centinel'' on Wednesday, October 14, 1789.