Hope today is a great one for you, filled with fun, family, and good food! Here are few interesting Thanksgiving facts to ponder on this special day.
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.
The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days and was held in the fall of 1621.
Sarah Josepha Hale, an editor with a magazine, started a Thanksgiving campaign in 1827 and it was result of her efforts that in 1863 Thanksgiving was observed as a day for national thanksgiving and prayer.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird of the United States. But it was Thomas Jefferson who opposed him. It is believed that Franklin then named the male turkey as ‘tom’ to spite Jefferson.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
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