posted on November 20, 2018 10:00

Why We Don't Call It Thanksthinking, by Jim Kirkpatrick
Thanksgiving. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
Now, that day is reserved for those of us in the United States to be thankful. And to give thanks?
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