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Old November 22nd, 2007, 09:16 PM     #10 (permalink)
Beemer
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They did write things down back in the early days.

It seems that the first proclaimed a day of thanksgiving was by Governor William Bradford of Plymouth Colony in the summer of 1623.

This seems to be a comprehensive history of Thanksgiving. Check it out.
http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal...ing_nelte.html
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