Good Morning Everyone !!!
For us here in New Mexico, we are pleased to see the massive storm which has ravaged the southwest move out of the area, but at the same time, we pray for those who are now in it’s path as it moves off to the east/northeast area of the United States where it while cause major delays to the Thanksgiving Holiday festivities and travels. Here in NM we are thanking the Lord for another glorious day in our work for Him here at
For God’s Glory Alone Ministries !!!
So, What Happened Today In 1941:
On this date in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a bill officially establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
The tradition of celebrating the holiday on Thursday dates back to the early history of the Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay colonies, when post-harvest holidays were celebrated on a weekday regularly set aside as “Lecture Day,” a midweek church meeting where topical sermons were presented.
A famous Thanksgiving observance occurred in the autumn of 1621, when Plymouth governor William Bradford invited local Indians to join the Pilgrims in a three-day festival held in gratitude for the bounty of the season.
Thanksgiving became an annual custom throughout New England in the 17th century, and in 1777 the Continental Congress declared the first national American Thanksgiving following the Patriot victory at Saratoga. In 1789, President George Washington became the first president to proclaim a Thanksgiving holiday, when, at the request of Congress, he proclaimed November 26, a Tuesday, as a day of national thanksgiving for the U.S. Constitution. However, it was not until 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving to fall on the last Thursday of November, that the modern holiday was celebrated nationally.
With a few deviations, Lincoln’s precedent was followed annually by every subsequent president – until 1939. In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt departed from tradition by declaring November 23, the next to last Thursday that year, as Thanksgiving Day. Considerable controversy surrounded this deviation, and some Americans refused to honor Roosevelt’s declaration. For the next two years, Roosevelt repeated the unpopular proclamation, but on November 26, 1941, he admitted his mistake and signed a bill into law officially making the fourth Thursday in November the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day.
Other Memorable or Interesting Things That Happened on November 26 In History:
43 (BC) – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later – “Caesar Augustus”), forms the second Triumvirate Alliance with Marcus Aemilius and Mark Anthony;
1416 – Vlad III ‘DRACULA’ defeats Basarab Laiota & becomes the ruler of Wallachia for the 3rd time;
1580 – French Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty;
1688 – King James II escapes and returns back to London;
1688 – French King Louis XIV declares war on Netherlands;
1703 – Great storm of southern England continues, Royal Navy losses 13 ships and approximately 1,500 sailors; (the storm was thought to be a hurricane);
1716 – First Lion was exhibited in America in Boston;
1778 – Captain Cook discovers Maui, (now Hawaii), in the Sandwich Islands;
1861 – West Virginia created as result of slavery dispute with Virginia;
1862 – Charles L Dodgson sends a handwritten manuscript called ‘Alice’s Adventures Underground’ to Alice Liddell. It was later published as ‘Alice In Wonderland’ in 1865 by Dodgson under the name Lewis Carroll;
1864 – Confederate troops vacate Sandersville Georgia;
1916 – Greece declares war on Germany;
1922 – Charles Schulz, creator of “Peanuts” was born;
1942 – Famous movie ‘Casablanca’, a WWII era drama, premieres in NYC starring Humphrey Bogart & Ingrid Bergman;
1941 – Japanese Admiral Chuichi Nagumo leads Japan’s 1st Air Fleet toward Pearl Harbor; this would be the Japanese forces which attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941;
1950 – Chinese counterattack U.S. forces in Korea driving them back & puts an end to thoughts for a quick victory by allied forces;
1956 – “The Price Is Right” game show debuts on TV;
1967 – Cloud burst over Lisbon kills approximately 450 victims;
1968 – Air Force helicopter pilot rescues special forces team pinned down in Vietnam; Lt. Fleming was later awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions;
1969 – President Nixon signs ‘Lottery for Selective Services’ bill;
1982 – Howard Cossell calls his last boxing match which was between Larry Holmes & Tex Cobb;
2008 – Mumbai terrorist attack kills over 195 in a hostage situation over 4 days.
Today’s Founders Quote:
“Only a victuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1787
Today’s Irrelevant Fact:
A human sneeze zooms out at over 600 miles per hour.
Today’s Simple Question:
Why are boxing ‘RINGS’ square?
Today’s Thought For The Day:
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Samuel Johnson
Today’s Word To The Wise:
You can not shake hands with a clenched fist. – Indira Gandhi
Today’s Funny Sign:
(Found in an office), “After tea break, staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining board. (Really?)
Until Tomorrow; God Bless To All !!!