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EPISODE · Nov 17, 2022 · 7 MIN

Tonight, We Feast!: How Thanksgiving Became an American Holiday

from History Loves Company · host Chester Sakamoto

Most Americans are familiar with the story BEHIND the Thanksgiving holiday, but fewer know how it came to BE an enduring national tradition in the first place. The process involved several decades of early American bureaucracy, two of the nation's greatest presidents and even the intervention of a magazine editor. But how did all these disparate elements figure into the establishment of the holiday we know and love today? Tune in to this special Thanksgiving episode to find out!

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