Abraham Lincoln actually said...

I do set apart Thursday, the 6th day of August next, to be observed as a day for national thanksgiving, praise, and prayer.

Proclamation 103—Day of Thanksgiving, Praise, and Prayer, August 6, 1863

07/14/1863

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