We thought you might all like to know a few facts this Thanksgiving that you can share with your families and friends in those awkward silent moments...yes, you know what we're talking about! Avoid those awkward moments and fill them with these facts!
The first "real" U.S. Thanksgiving wasn't until the 1800s. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving Day a national holiday in 1863. He was probably swayed in part by magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale—the author of the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb"—who had suggested Thanksgiving become a holiday, historians say.
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Thursday, November 25, 2010
Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 5
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