Newt’s reflects on some of his fondest childhood memories of Thanksgiving and what the holiday means to him.
Newt talks about his favorite Thanksgiving memories as he was growing up in Pennsylvania and some of the traditions he really enjoyed as a child. He also discusses the history of Thanksgiving and why it is truly a uniquely American holiday.
Washington Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789
Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863
Congress Establishes Thanksgiving – National Archives
Did Benjamin Franklin Want the National Bird to Be a Turkey? – The Franklin Institute
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