ThanksGiving

WRONG...try Abe Lincoln!
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[The attempt to uploaded this today at 04:50 appears to have failed.
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The Fourth Thursday in November, the United States of America
celebrate this holiday with a feast of traditional foods.

George Washington proclaimed it October 3, 1789 and the day was
finalized during the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Administration.

The first ThanksGiving was celebrated in 1621 by the Pilgrims who
gave thanks to the indigenous people for helping them through the
difficult winter of 1620-21 and helping them grow the food with which
they celebrated and gave their thanks.

Although this holiday is not exclusively ours (Canada celebrates it
about a month before we), it's the closest thing to a unique holiday
we have. It is also one that unites us all, natural born citizens,
naturalized citizens, potential and imminent citizens, visitors from
everywhere, and the few indigenous people who live with us today. It
has nothing to do with jingopatriotism, religion, race, ancestry, or
politics. It belongs to, and is embraced by, us all
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