Thanksgiving’s Origin as a National Holiday, by Paul Craig Roberts

Nov 26th 2025 12:05am EST

As a national holiday, Thanksgiving originated as war propaganda. It was Abe Lincoln in November 1863 who made Thanksgiving a national holiday. The Union Army under Grant had finally won a battle at Shiloh, and the victory called for celebration. American Indians, or native Americans as some prefer, give no thanks for the Europeans’ arrival…

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