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Light a Flame of Thanksgiving (1977)
Liz Wally
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1977
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    Samuel Adams writes letters proclaiming Thanksgiving to James Warren
    Continental Congress declares the first national day of Thanksgiving
    President Lincoln proclaims the first national Thanksgiving Day in 48 years
    Governors issue Thanksgiving proclamations on the holiday's 200th anniversary 
    Thanks-Giving Square in Dallas. Dedicated in 1976, the complex includes a landscaped garden, sections of the underground Dallas Pedestrian Network, and the Bullington Truck Terminal. 
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This short documentary, made by the National Thanksgiving Commission, focuses on the creation of Thanksgiving and its long history within the United States. The narrator emphasizes a gratitude for life as the core of the national holiday and urges viewers to "light a flame for Thanksgiving." He then describes the birth of Thanksgiving with images of early America. He notes the centuries-long tradition of Thanksgiving as a federal holiday, beginning during the Revolutionary War and continuing to this day. The film ends with a further reminder to embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving.
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