Thanksgiving Day
noun
: a day appointed for giving thanks for divine goodness: such as
a
: the fourth Thursday in November observed as a legal holiday in the U.S.
b
: the second Monday in October observed as a legal holiday in Canada
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Lou Ella was born Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, 1927, in Cosmos.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On Sundays, hours are 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed for tours on Thanksgiving Day.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Her son died six days later, on Thanksgiving Day, after spending nearly a week in a coma.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
While the foundation’s physical building wasn’t completed until 2000, one of her first acts as founder, in 1988, was chartering a plane to fly 110 children from East St. Louis to New York City for the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
On Sundays, hours are 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. It will be closed for tours on Thanksgiving Day.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
Her son died six days later, on Thanksgiving Day, after spending nearly a week in a coma.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
While the foundation’s physical building wasn’t completed until 2000, one of her first acts as founder, in 1988, was chartering a plane to fly 110 children from East St. Louis to New York City for the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
—Kizzy Cox, Essence, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Thanksgiving Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thanksgiving%20Day. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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