Did You Know? - October 3 - 4: History Through the Centuries
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In this episode of the Did You Know? series, we explore how faith, freedom, and exploration intersect across October 3 and October 4 in history.
We begin with Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation, issued during the Civil War. Although George Washington had proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving in 1789, Lincoln’s October 3, 1863 proclamation established the annual national observance that shaped the modern Thanksgiving tradition. Congress later made Thanksgiving an official…
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