At any rate, Thanksgiving has been held on a Thursday in November since George Washington’s presidency. Washington declared a day of thanksgiving and prayer in 1789, partly to honor the new U.S ...

On Sept. 28, 1789, Congress passed a resolution asking the president to recommend a day of thanksgiving to the nation. A few days later, President George Washington issued a proclamation naming ...

Recipes: Our favorite Thanksgiving sides are guaranteed to outshine the turkey President George Washington declared Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin," after he was asked ...

George Washington was the first president of ... helped enact the Bill of Rights and by proclamation declared an annual Day of Thanksgiving in November. As a patriot, he voluntarily retired ...

On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, designating “a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November” that year.

It's not even legally called Presidents’ Day. U.S. law designates this holiday "Washington’s Birthday" in honor of the nation’s first president, George Washington. And, contrary to its ...

“It was a three-day harvest celebration,” she ... 1789 — President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving proclamation by the national government of the United States.

Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States of America,” Sarno said in his proclamation naming Saturday as “George Washington Day” in Springfield.

Here’s a rundown of what to know about Presidents Day 2025. The holiday always falls on the third Monday of March to honor the birthday of the first United States President, George Washington.