I read this and thought it was interesting:
Though the Thanksgiving Day is presently celebrated on the fourth Thursday of every November. This date was set by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 (approved by Congress in 1941). Earlier it was the last Thursday in November as was designated by the former President Abraham Lincoln. But sometimes the last Thursday would turn out to be the fifth Thursday of the month. This falls too close to the Christmas, leaving the businesses even less than a month's time to cope up with the two big festivals. Hence the change.
http://www.theholidayspot.com/thanksgiving/history.htm
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That is interesting. I have always wondered why some holidays are always on the same date each year (Valentine's Day, Halloween, Christmas) and some move around depending on the phases of the moon (or whatever) Labor Day, Easter, etc.
That's a hard one to teach to young kids!
You guys going to be in town for T-giving? Are you and R interested in going out on Saturday night -- say dinner and a movie?
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