The POTUS Timeline
Domestic Policy

Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day, 1920

President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation designating Thursday, November 25, 1920 as a national day of Thanksgiving and prayer.

Proclamation of Thanksgiving Day, 1920

The annual presidential Thanksgiving proclamation sustained a national ritual of gratitude and moral appeal during the post‑World War I period and the nation's ongoing recovery.

References / Sources

No source references have been added for this event yet.

Related Timeline Entries