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Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November each year in the United States.

The first national Thanksgiving was declared by President George Washington in 1789.

President Abraham Lincoln's 1863 proclamation established the regular celebration on the fourth Thursday of November.

Congress officially made the fourth Thursday of November the federal holiday in 1941.

On the fourth Thursday of November each year, Americans come together to celebrate Thanksgiving — a traditional holiday in the U.S. often marked by tables brimming with turkey, stuffing, pie and other cherished dishes.

Unlike fixed-date holidays such as Christmas or Valentine's Day, the date Thanksgiving falls on changes each year, yet it will always fall on the fourth Thursday of Nov

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