|
|
|||||||||||||
|
President George Washington issued the first national Thanksgiving Day proclamation under the Constitution William D. Bailey The Founders Blog 11/22/2012 General Thanksgiving By the President of the United States of America, A Proclamation City of New York, October 3, 1789 Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, […] November 22nd, 2012 | Tags: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony, Thanksgiving | Category: Founding Fathers, History, Massachusetts, Military, U.S. Civil War | Comments are closed
John Stossel Real Clear Politics 11/24/2010 Had today’s political class been in power in 1623, tomorrow’s holiday would have been called “Starvation Day” instead of Thanksgiving. Of course, most of us wouldn’t be alive to celebrate it. Every year around this time, schoolchildren are taught about that wonderful day when Pilgrims and Native Americans shared […] November 24th, 2010 | Tags: communalism, Gov. William Bradford, Indian Reservations, Native Americans, Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony, private property, Thanksgiving 1623 | Category: Government, History, Massachusetts, Socialism, Video | Comments are closed
|
|
|||||||||||
