As the first president of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in America, marking Nov. 26, 1789, “as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, ...

Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer." ...

Colonial Americans, including George Washington, celebrated countless "thanksgivings" throughout their lives – just not in ...

The “first celebration” of Thanksgiving in the U.S. is said to have taken place in 1621, according to the History Channel. A ...