Thanksgiving Sermonsby David P. Rosenberg, M.P.A., Senior Reference Librarian – Collections, Center for Jewish History On April 30th, 1789 George Washington was inaugurated as the first President of the United States of America. On October 3rd, he declared “Thursday the Twenty-sixth Day of November next” as a day of thanksgiving. On that day, the first Thanksgiving sermon was given by the Reverend Gershom Seixas…
