1824: First Official Thanksgiving in Michigan

When:
November 26, 2020 all-day
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On November 25, 1824, Territorial Governor Lewis Cass declared the first Thanksgiving holiday for the residents of Michigan in Detroit. Now Thanksgiving also occurs on the 4th Thursday of November.

Sources :

Pasty Central Day In History: November 25

Thanksgiving at great-great-Grandma’s house, Detroit News Blog, November 18, 2012.

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