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The White House's history with Thanksgiving, and how the turkey pardon came to be

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President Abraham Lincoln established the national holiday more than 160 years ago .

A bill passed by Congress in 1941 made the holiday fall annually on the fourth Thursday in November .

Thanksgiving at the White House is usually quiet and includes the tradition of pardoning lucky turkeys from their doomed fate of the dinner table.

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88

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89

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57

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formal

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English

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59

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short-lived

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