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Congressional Research Service Issues Fact Sheet on Thanksgiving
November 19, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R44279) on Nov. 18, 2024, 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. Subseque . . .

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