Continental Congress 1782 Thanksgiving Proclamatio
Established Nov. 28, 1782, as a national day of Thanksgiving in the fledgling United States of America.
First Thanksgiving Proclamation, June 20, 1676
Document which proclaimed June 29, 1676, a day of thanksgiving. Celebrated in Charlestown, Massachusetts, this was the first known thanksgiving celebration held in the U.S.
Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
Given in New York by George Washington on Oct. 3, 1789.