Lincoln and Thanksgiving: The Origin of an American Holiday. By Melanie Kirkpatrick (11/15/18, video 05:21 includes transcript)
Edited from the show notes:
The very first Thanksgiving happened almost 400 years ago – long before our nation was born. How did it evolve into America’s quintessential national holiday? Credit largely goes to two people – one, American President Abraham Lincoln; the other, a magazine editor named Sarah Josepha Hale (who also authored the nursery rhyme “Mary Had a Little Lamb”).
Learn how a harvest party between Pilgrims and Indians became our oldest national tradition. This video is especially meaningful this Thanksgiving, which many will celebrate as a time of renewal for America.
🙏 Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🙏
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