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What is the thanksgiving proclamation

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The National Thanksgiving Proclamation was the first formal proclamation of Thanksgiving as a holiday.

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The National Thanksgiving Proclamation was the first formal proclamation of Thanksgiving in the United States. President George Washington declared Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.

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