President lincoln scheduled thanksgiving for the final thursday in november, and it was celebrated on that day every year until 1939, when for the same reason that easter is always celebrated on a sunday;
Download Is Thanksgiving Always On Thursday Images. Thursday seems to have evolved first as tradition, then as a matter of national law. Thanksgiving is *always* on the fourth thursday in november.
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26, 1941, president franklin roosevelt signed a joint resolution of congress changing the official day of thanksgiving from the last thursday in november to the fourth thursday. National archives, the exact day — and even month — of thanksgiving varied for but in his 1863 proclamation, president lincoln declared thanksgiving as the last thursday in november. Thanksgiving day is a united states national holiday celebrated annually on the fourth thursday of november.
Thanksgiving is *always* on the fourth thursday in november.
Why is thanksgiving always on a thursday? Well, this year, the month of november begins on a sunday, which means the fourth thursday of the month falls on nov. In 1863, after decades of writing, hale finally encouraged lincoln to declare thanksgiving a national on on the last thursday of november. A family saying grace before thanksgiving dinner.
