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What president made thanksgiving a national holiday

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Final answer:

Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday.

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The president who made Thanksgiving a national holiday was Abraham Lincoln.

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Answer:

President Abraham Lincoln, is the right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the year 1789, George Washington, the then U.S. President proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day. Though this day was proclaimed by him it was only during the Presidency of the Abraham Lincoln (in 1863) that Thanksgiving Day became a national holiday. He regarded the last Thursday in November to be observed as the Thanksgiving Day.

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