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Franksgiving (en.wikipedia.org)
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In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the Thanksgiving holiday to the next to last Thursday of November, one week earlier than its traditional observance. This change was intended to help boost the economy by providing an extra seven days for Christmas shopping.

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[+] -14 points 11 months ago (9 children)

I'm glad he had polio.

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  • [+] -10 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    A worthy punishment for giving christmas ground in the war.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    You might recall that in 1939 the US was still trying to climb out of the Great Depression

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  • [–] -4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    You might recall that in 2002 Paul W.S. Anderson made history by making the first good movie based on a videogame.

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