Which president signed a law making the fourth Thursday in November the day for Thanksgiving?

A. Franklin D. Roosevelt
B. Abraham Lincoln
C. George Washington
D. George W. Bush

1 answer

A. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a law making the fourth Thursday in November the official day for Thanksgiving. In 1939, he proclaimed Thanksgiving on the third Thursday of November to extend the holiday shopping season, but in 1941, Congress established the fourth Thursday as the permanent date.