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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/malpal101 on 2024-11-28 12:40:19+00:00.

Original Title: TIL Thanksgiving’s date wasn’t fixed until 1941. Before that, U.S. presidents chose the date, with George Washington declaring the first national Thanksgiving in 1789. Thomas Jefferson refused to observe it, calling it too religious.