Nevada Appeal at 150: Nov. 25, 1908: Let us be thankful

Editor’s note: The following editorial was published in the Nevada Appeal on Thanksgiving 1908. It was William Bradford, the first Governor of the Massachusetts Colony, who gave directions for the celebration of a day of Thanksgiving on December 31, 1621, the first thanksgiving celebration. It was Mrs. Sarah Josephs Hale, editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, that first suggested the last Thursday of November as the fixed time for this holiday. The first national celebration was in 1