On This Date October 3, 1789-President Washington proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day

Name: On This Date October 3, 1789-President Washington proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day
Start: 2025-10-03
End: 2025-10-03

October 3, 1789 – President George Washington proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day,
to be celebrated on November 26. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln designates the last
Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.