Thanksgiving - Last Thursday in November
Time: Tuesday Oct 31, 1939
Place: U.S.
Details: On October 31, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a presidential proclamation changing the holiday to the next to last Thursday in November, for business reasons.
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Sunday Dec 29, 1940 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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On This Day - 31 October
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