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What was the date of the first thanksgiving?

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The "First Thanksgiving" at Plymouth. The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth by Brownscombe "Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might after a special manner rejoice together." - Edward Winslow. In early autumn of 1621, the 53 surviving Pilgrims celebrated their successful harvest, as was the English custom. read more

The amendment also passed the House, and on December 26, 1941, President Roosevelt signed this bill, for the first time making the date of Thanksgiving a matter of federal law and fixing the day as the fourth Thursday of November. read more