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What did George Washington proclaim to be the First Thanksgiving after the American Revolution?

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After the American Revolution the first national Thanksgiving Day, proclaimed by President George Washington, was Nov. 26, 1789, and the Episcopal Church began celebrating an annual day of thanksgiving on the first Thursday in November.

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