Thanksgiving Day — Nov. 27, 2008 (Centre Daily Times) In
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Thanksgiving Day — Nov. 27, 2008 (Centre Daily Times)
In the fall of 1621, the religious separatist Pilgrims held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. It eventually became a national holiday in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving. Later, President Franklin Roosevelt clarified that Thanksgiving should …
Southwest adds extra flights for Thanksgiving travelers (Dallas Business Journal)
Southwest Airlines Inc. is adding some flights to its Thanksgiving holiday schedule. (LUV)
