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Where and when did the first iconic Thanksgiving dinner celebration take place in America?
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Whom did the Mayflower pilgrims invite to the first Thanksgiving feast?
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What did the pilgrims celebrate during the first Thanksgiving?
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According to what was available during harvest season, what foods were most likely at the first Thanksgiving feast?
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Before Thanksgiving became a federal holiday, a few U.S. presidents declared national days of thanksgiving to God for bestowing blessings on the nation. Name one of the presidents.
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In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared Thanksgiving a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. What was the reason?
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In 1846, Sarah Josepha Hale, an important magazine editor, began advocating that Thanksgiving become a national holiday in order to unify the country. What famous nursery rhyme is Hale known for writing?
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Sarah Josepha Hale wrote to five presidents before one of them took her advice to declare a national day for Thanksgiving. Which president finally declared the holiday and in what year?
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When did Congress officially legalize Thanksgiving and declare it a federal holiday?
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