thanksgiving
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thanksgiving General Thanksgiving a form of thanksgiving in the
Book of Common Prayer.
Thanksgiving Day (in North America) an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the
Pilgrim Fathers in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November. A similar holiday is held in Canada, usually on the second Monday in October.
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Philip Snowden Snowden, 1st Viscount
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Philip Snowden Snowden, 1st Viscount , 1864-1937, British statesman. Born to poverty, he was a...the pacifist minority of the socialist group during World War I. Snowden served in the House of Commons from 1906 to 1918 and from 1922...
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Snowden, Philip, 1st Viscount
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Snowden, Philip, 1st Viscount (1864–1937) British politician. Permanently crippled in a bicycle accident, he became a socialist and worked for...
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