1939
According to History Facts, President Roovsevelt decided to make Thanksgiving on the second to last Thursday in November, by doing this he added seven shopping days to the holiday season.
1924
According to History Facts, the first “Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” was held, which included monkeys, bears, camels, and elephants borrowed from the Central Park Zoo instead of the traditional character balloons we know today.
1876
According to History Facts, the first Football game a college match between Yale and Princeton.
1863
According to History Facts, during this time Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.
1619
According to History Facts, 38 colonists from Berkeley Parish, England disembark in Virginia and give thanks to God. Considered by many the first Thanksgiving in the Americas.
