Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

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Before Lincoln’s presidency, Thanksgiving, while a regional holiday in New England since the 17th century, had been proclaimed by the federal government only sporadically and on irregular dates. The last such proclamation had been during James Madison’s presidency 50 years before.

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