Did you know that in 1940 Texas, Colorado and Mississippi celebrated two Thanksgivings in the month of November? Not only that, but about half the states celebrated Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday in November while the other half celebrated on the 5th Thursday in November of 1940.
If you’ve ever watched the classic movie “Holiday Inn” there’s a sequence in the film that pokes fun at all of this confusion.
It wasn’t until December of 1941 that the holiday was set for the 4th Thursday of November.
If you’d like to read the full story of this mess, The History Channel website has a great article about it.
