AI Overview No, President Abraham Lincoln did not mention the Pilgrims in his 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation.His official declaration, which established Thanksgiving as a national holiday, made no reference to Plymouth, Native Americans, or the historical event of 1621.The intent behind the proclamation was purely about healing and national unity. Amidst the American Civil War, Lincoln sought to bring a deeply divided country together. His proclamation called on Americans to thank God for the preservation of the Union, bountiful harvests, and to pray for those who had become widows, orphans, or mourners during the conflict.The connection between the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving was largely popularized later through a decades-long campaign by author and magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, whose appeals finally persuaded Lincoln to create the national https://t.co/Tn2LKNs0LU can read the full text of the Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1863 provided by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History to see the exact language he used.
@EchoesofWarYT Instead of always reacting and trying to beat Forrest at what Forrest did best, Grant beat Forrest by doing what Grant did best. Unleashing Sherman and making Forrest impotent. A study of strategic and operational boldness overcoming tactical talent.
@anyonewantchips Too many non-citizen voters stuffing ballot boxes, too much ballot harvesting, inadequate controls over mail-in and ballot drop boxes in blue states. The electoral college is a firewall against illegitimate presidential elections.
@HansMahncke Do Democrats have a secret warehouse full of abused women who are only allowed to air accusations when it is politically expedient for the party's power brokers?
@shadihamid@washingtonpost A house divided against itself cannot stand. America already suffered a separatist civil war resulting from incompatible values. Lesson learned.
@26ers_bp115 There are those who enjoy and appreciate others sharing things originating in their culture. Then there are some who build walls around their culture and find offense when it is shared by others. The former are welcoming and generous, the latter mean-spirited and intolerant.
@jk_rowling Old men can wear anything they want as long as it's over 20 years old. It's in the Bible included in the same verse that allows us to wear socks with sandals.