Today's Quote: "No pessimist ever discovered the
secrets of the stars, or sailed to an enchanted land, or opened a
new heaven to the horizon of the spirit." --Helen
Keller
Today's Prompt: In 1789 President George Washington
proclaimed that the first national Thanksgiving Day would be on
Nov. 26. Meanwhile, the Protestant Episcopal Church announced
the first Thursday in November would be a good time to give thanks
each year. Most people ignored both dates until 1863 when President
Abraham Lincoln proposed that Thanksgiving be celebrated on the
last Thursday in November. Every year after that, for 75
years, presidents made formal proclamations following Lincoln's
lead. In 1939 President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved
Thanksgiving one week backward. He did it to help businesses
during the Great Depression. People usually don't start their
Christmas shopping until after Thanksgiving and Roosevelt's change
made the shopping season a week longer.
Write about three things you are thankful for. Tell about
each thing and why you are thankful for them.
