Watch "How Thanksgiving Became A National Holiday" on YouTube

Happy Thanksgiving to you!

"Thanksgiving is a relatively new national holiday in America. Who made it what it is today? 

Learn about Sarah Josepha Hale: https://t.co/FvyOWTa7Ep"

Portrait of Sarah Josepha Hale, circa 1831, by James Reid Lambdin  Richard's Free Library, Newport, New Hampshire

"A reading of Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation by WGBH News staff members." video link -> https://youtu.be/vAsmiMi1cRQ