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A national truce between family politics and pumpkin pie, settled by a coma.
means An American autumn holiday centered on a large meal, gratitude, football, and travel-induced exhaustion.
from From the literal act of giving thanks; the modern holiday grew from harvest feasts, with the 1621 Plymouth gathering as its origin myth and Lincoln making it national in 1863.
Lincoln's callMade it official mid-Civil War, 1863.
No turkey proofThe 1621 menu likely featured venison, not turkey.
FDR meddledMoved the date once to boost shopping.
Busiest roadsYear's heaviest travel day precedes it.