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 ...

Then-General George Washington observed a sort of Thanksgiving on his way to Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, Biden ...

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 ...

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.