[DOC] [TLE] Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation (1789) - Heritage ... [PAR] In setting aside a day for Thanksgiving, Washington established a non-sectarian 
... that make self-government possible, in addition to personal and national 
repentance. ... George Washington proclaimed Thursday the 26th of November 
1789 a day of ... Although the First Amendment prevents Congress from 
establishing a... [DOC] [TLE] Thanksgiving  George Washington's Mount Vernon [PAR] In 1789, President George Washington issued a proclamation designating 
November 26 of that year as a national day of ... Later, President Abraham 
Lincoln took steps towards designating it a permanent federal holiday. ... George 
Washington agreed, proclaiming December 18, 1777 as the first national 
thanksgiving day. [DOC] [TLE] George Washington Papers: Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation [PAR] [New York, 3 October 1789] ... Now therefore I do recommend and assign 
Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these 
States... [DOC] [TLE] FDR establishes modern Thanksgiving holiday - Nov 26, 1941 ... [PAR] The tradition of celebrating the holiday on Thursday dates back to the early 
history ... In 1789, President George Washington became the first president to 
proclaim a ... he proclaimed November 26, a Tuesday, as a day of national 
thanksgiving... [DOC] [TLE] Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation : snopes.com [PAR] Was George Washington the first U.S. president to issue a Thanksgiving 
proclamation? ... before Americans settled on a fixed date for a national 
Thanksgiving holiday. ... the people of the United States observe 26 November 
1789 as an occasion ... Papers of George Washington web site, the day of 
thanksgiving proclaimed... [DOC] [TLE] Congress Establishes Thanksgiving | National Archives [PAR] On September 28, 1789, just before leaving for recess, the first Federal Congress 
... Washington issued a proclamation naming Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a 
... the change and proclaimed Thanksgiving to be the last Thursday in November. 
... the fourth Thursday in November as the Federal Thanksgiving Day holiday. [DOC] [TLE] October 3, 1789 - Today's Document from the National Archives [PAR] George Washington's October 3, 1789, Thanksgiving Day Proclamation ... 
naming Thursday, November 26, 1789 as an official holiday of "sincere and 
humble thanks." The nation then celebrated its first Thanksgiving under its new 
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celebrations, it wasn't ... In 1789, President Washington was the first president to 
proclaim a day of national thanksgiving, which happened to be Nov. 26. [DOC] [TLE] National Thanksgiving Proclamation - Wikipedia [PAR] The National Thanksgiving Proclamation was the first formal proclamation of 
Thanksgiving in ... George Washington, the first President of the United States 
under the ... thanks-giving and prayer,'" formally declared November 26 to "be 
devoted by the .... holidays in the United States  Proclamations  1789 in the 
United States... [DOC] [TLE] Happy 226th birthday to Washington's Thanksgiving proclamation! [PAR] Nov 26, 2015 ... November 26, 2015 by NCC Staff ... Today marks the 226th anniversary of the 
national Thanksgiving holiday proclaimed by George Washington, as a ... the 
First Congress in September 1789 to issue a proclamation from the... [DOC] [TLE] Thanksgiving Day Proclamations 1789Present [PAR] The First National Proclamation of Thanksgiving was issued by the ... President 
Washington issued this proclamation recognizing November 26 as a day of 
public ... Congress established the Federal Thanksgiving Day holiday following 
the... [DOC] [TLE] President Lincoln Proclaims A National Thanksgiving - WorldStrides [PAR] Sep 28, 2014 ... President Abraham Lincoln declared a National Thanksgiving during this ... 
holiday, but George Washington was actually the first president to proclaim a day 
... He proclaimed Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a day of public... [DOC] [TLE] National and Patriotic Holidays - Blue Star Mothers of America [PAR] 'Washington's Birthday' remained as the first federal holiday established to give 
..... the first "Thanksgiving Proclamation", which declared November 26, 1789 a... [DOC] [TLE] The First Thanksgiving Observance - Archiving Early America [PAR] It sets aside Thursday

Question: Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789 this first national holiday
Answer: Thanksgiving