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In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an auntumn harvest that is acknowledge
today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in the colonies. For more than two centuries , days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It was't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Licoln proclamied a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
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today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrated in the colonies. For more than two centuries , days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It was't until 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, that President Abraham Licoln proclamied a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November.
http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving
