Thanksgiving timeline

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  1. 4. During this conflict, President Lincoln officially proclaimed the holiday of Thanksgiving.
  2. 7. this was the fort that hosted the thanksgiving between colonists and Native Americans in 1607.
  3. 9. This was the first Spanish explorer to celebrate a thanksgiving feast on American soil.
  4. 10. Sarah Joseph Hale wrote a plea to this president to create a specific nation wide date to celebrate Thanksgiving.
  5. 12. Coronado's thanksgiving happened how much earlier than the Pilgrim's?
  6. 14. Washington obser4ved the national day of thanksgiving by attending church, and donating money and food to people in this establishment.
  7. 17. this was the bible story referenced by Onate's thanksgiving speech
  8. 18. In his Thanksgiving Proclamation, Lincoln dedicated this day in November for the holiday.
  9. 19. Victory at this battle was celebrated with a feast of thanksgiving on December 18, 1777
  10. 20. this was the original name for the Macy's ay Parade
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  1. 1. This man called for a national day of thanksgiving and prayer in gratitude for the end of the Revolutionary war.
  2. 2. according to American Tradition, this is when Thanksgiving really began.
  3. 3. This woman is known as the "Mother of Thanksgiving"
  4. 5. A group of patriots created a "Day of Public Thanksgiving" to be held November 23, 1775 in this colonial city.
  5. 6. This is the joke name that critics gave to FDR's new Thanksgiving date.
  6. 8. The very first thanksgiving football game was played between these teams
  7. 11. This is what the Plymouth Feast ate on Thanksgiving day in November 1621.
  8. 12. the location of Juan de Onate's thanksgiving feast
  9. 13. These used to be the main event of the Macy's Day Parade, until they were replaced by rubber balloons in 1927.
  10. 14. this president is given the official credit for the first turkey pardon in 1963.
  11. 15. This president moves the official date for Thanksgiving in 1939.
  12. 16. Sarah Joseph Hale also wrote to this important government official who may have been the one to convive Lincoln it was a good idea to create a national holiday.