Congressional Research Service Issues Fact Sheet on Thanksgiving
November 21, 2023
November 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R44279) on Thanksgiving on Nov. 20, 2023, by reference librarian Audrey Celeste Crane-Hirsch:
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Thanksgiving: Fact Sheet
Introduction
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday observed on the fourth Thursday in November.
In 1789, President George Washington declared November 26 a national day of Thanksgiving.
Subsequent President . . .
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Thanksgiving: Fact Sheet
Introduction
Thanksgiving is a federal holiday observed on the fourth Thursday in November.
In 1789, President George Washington declared November 26 a national day of Thanksgiving.
Subsequent President . . .