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Question
#41688. CeeMCee
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Does anyone know how this holiday got the name "Thanksgiving?"
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griffinj
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"On June 20, 1676, the governing council of Charlestown, Massachusetts, held a meeting to determine how best to express thanks for the good fortune that had seen their community
securely established. By unamimous vote they instructed Edward Rawson, the clerk, to proclaim June 29 as 'a day of Solemn Thanksgiving
and praise to God for such his Goodness and Favour'".
http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/texts/thanksg.txt
Nov 27 03, 7:38 PM
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