On this episode of Our American Stories Thanksgiving used to be one of many days If you planned your itinerary carefully you could have a good Thanksgiving dinner every day between Election Day and Christmas Day That all changed when a songwriter worked long and hard to crystallize American culture as distinct from that of Britain - including by a new official holiday in the midst of the Civil War Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information
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