Directory > Society > Holidays > Thanksgiving > History > Proclamations First Thanksgiving Proclamation, June 20, 1676 Document which proclaimed June 29, 1676, a day of thanksgiving. Celebrated in Charlestown, Massachusetts, this was the first known thanksgiving celebration held in the U.S. http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/thanksgiv.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation Given in New York by George Washington on Oct. 3, 1789. http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/kwash-11.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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Continental Congress 1782 Thanksgiving Proclamation Established Nov. 28, 1782, as a national day of Thanksgiving in the fledgling United States of America. http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/1782proc.html Reviews Rating: Not yet Rated
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