Nov. 21, 2012 — The first Thanksgiving in 1621 was a celebration of the harvest that brought together the Pilgrims of Plymouth Plantation and the Native Americans who helped them adapt to their new environment. Over the years Thanksgiving became an American tradition and one of the first holidays we celebrated as a free and independent nation. In 1789, George Washington proclaimed the first Thanksgiving observance in the newly formed United States of America, writing that “it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits and humbly to implore his protection and favor.”

Thanksgiving has continued to be one of our most cherished observances, a day to join with family and friends and feast on traditional delicacies from roasted turkey to pumpkin pie, and commemorate the joining of the old world and the new that brought about that first Thanksgiving long ago.

It is most fitting we set aside a special day for gratitude. As Americans, we have every reason to give thanks for the wonderful bounty of our land, the strength of our fellow citizens and our system of government that protects our basic freedoms.

Now, therefore I, Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor of the State of California, do hereby proclaim Nov. 22, 2012, as Thanksgiving Day.

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+6#1Tony C2012-11-22 09:15

Happy Thanksgiving

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-5#2Roger Jensen2012-11-22 16:24

Quoting Admode:

Isn't today the 22nd?

Yes, but you have to remember that Brown is running on Moonbeam Standard Time... a day behind the real world.

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+5#3Tony C2012-11-22 16:55

Or it is a typo?

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+6#4Admode2012-11-24 21:03

Weird that my comment is gone.

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+1#5Kurt B2012-11-25 08:46

No it is not weird. The LCT manipulates the conversations.

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-3#6Jorge Ramirez2012-11-25 19:19

Yes, there's no freedom of speech @ the LCT! They can delete comments as well restrict IP addresses from posting!

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+5#7Gloria2012-11-26 08:32

Sorry, Jorge (SW)restricting IP addresses would eliminate 99 % of the chat room participants.

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