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What famous holiday did Washington officially proclaim?

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Chapter George Washington

Washington established the first celebration of Thanksgiving on a national level in November 1789. Washington’s proclamation called for a day of “Publick [sic] Thanksgiving and Prayer.” Many years later, President Abraham Lincoln officially made Thanksgiving a permanent national holiday.

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