On Thursday, November 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets — William “Billy” Lee and the young Christopher Sheels — he powdered his hair, put on his favorite black ...

From George Washington to Barack Obama, this lightning-fast timeline covers more than two centuries of American leadership.

This Thanksgiving season, we have the chance to do what those presidents asked of Americans generations ago: pause, reflect, and recognize the blessings that remain, even in complicated times.

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November 27, 2025 - In his first presidential proclamation, George Washington designated November 26, 1789 as a Day of National Thanksgiving. The next president to issue a Thanksgiving Proclamation ...

In the first Thanksgiving proclamation, first president asks God to enable a “Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed.” ...

Washington doesn’t impose that duty on the people. He acknowledges their desire, expressed through Congress, to fulfill this ...

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Shortly after Congress passed the resolution, on October 3, President George Washington issued the Thanksgiving Proclamation ...

In 1789, George Washington issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a "day of public thanksgiving." ...

Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation ...