Happy Franksgiving?

I came across an interesting little Thanksgiving factoid I thought you might be interested in.  Apparently in 1939, the last Thursday in November (the traditional date to celebrate Thanksgiving) was late in the month.  At the time, it wasn’t considered  proper to begin Christmas prior to Thanksgiving (imagine such a world!) and retailers were worried about the bottom line in a shortened shopping season especially as the Depression effects lingered.  President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving back a week to November 23 (like this year!) in order to allow the extra shopping week.  Did you know this?  Derisively, it was known as Franksgiving and resulted in certain and rapid response from our US Congress.  It’s an interesting story: Check it out here.

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  1. Great post and I would say let your spirit and heart dictate when you so desire to do you thing! I see items up this way already it helps your spirit and reminds you of memories that carry you through the tough times we all face! Beats some of the news today for sure! Thanks! 🙂 Dave & Kim 🙂

    Here are two from a walk back 🙂
    1960s CHRISTMAS NORELCO ELECTRIC SHAVER COMMERCIAL

    Burl Ives “A Holly Jolly Christmas”

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