November 16, 2018

11 Popular Thanksgiving Myths You Should Stop Believing

Americans have always celebrated Thanksgiving

Although Thanksgiving was celebrated on and off throughout the years, it wasn’t made an annual holiday until 1863. Magazine editor Sarah Hale petitioned various presidents throughout the years for the holiday to be recognized, but it wasn’t until she persuaded Lincoln that the holiday was proclaimed. It’s also worth noting that it wasn’t until Franklin D. Roosevelt became president that Thanksgiving became a federal holiday.

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