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Top 7 Fun Facts About Thanksgiving Day

Description:Here are 7 fun facts about Thanksgiving Day. It was during the Civil War in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln declared the last Thursday of November as a thanksgiving day. However, it was declared a national holiday by congress in 1941. In 1939, President Roosevelt changed Thanksgiving day moving it to third Thursday instead of last Thursday of November. (1:29)

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