No such event. The first Thanksgiving was proclaimed by George Washington for “the People of the United States a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November,” 1789. The regular annual version on the last Thursday of November was declared by Lincoln in 1863 when the same calendar date fell on Thursday again. Washington sought advice from clergy of all faiths, which is why his public day is on Thursday – not Sunday or Saturday or Friday, not on any day claimed as the Sabbath by anybody.
No such event. The first Thanksgiving was proclaimed by George Washington for “the People of the United States a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November,” 1789. The regular annual version on the last Thursday of November was declared by Lincoln in 1863 when the same calendar date fell on Thursday again. Washington sought advice from clergy of all faiths, which is why his public day is on Thursday – not Sunday or Saturday or Friday, not on any day claimed as the Sabbath by anybody.