Happy turkey day!
Yes, Thanksgiving is Thursday. The vacation has been acknowledged by the federal authorities since 1870, although President Abraham Lincoln inspired Americans to acknowledge a November “day of Thanksgiving” in 1863, and President George Washington issued a proclamation for “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer” on Nov. 26, 1789.
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