President George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation

Hear from President Washington on the 235th anniversary of this day of Thanksgiving. Following a resolution of Congress on October 3, 1789, President George Washington proclaimed Thursday, November 26, 1789, a day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” devoted to “the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.” In setting aside a day for Thanksgiving, Washington established a non-sectarian. Colonial Williamsburg Admission Required More info