Question

One groovy guy made Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863. what is his name?

Answer 1

The answer of your question is " Abraham Lincoln"
He was the president of United states. Originally the Thanksgiving is celebrated since 1789 bu that was on and off  at the national level. But It was the President Abraham Lincoln who declare a regular federal holiday in the year 1863. This was the time of american civil war also. Since then the thanksgiving is celebrated every year.

Hope this will helps in your study.

Answer 2

The answer is Abraham Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863. He was one of the greatest presidents of the United States. He declared Thanksgiving Day as a holiday in the country following a letter that he received from a 74-year old magazine editor named Sarah Josepha Hale in the same year.

The letter urged Lincoln to make the annual Thanksgiving Day a fixed union and national festival in the country. The explanation that she gave was that in the recent years Thanksgiving was observed on the same day in every state. All that was needed to give this occasion its due national recognition and make Thanksgiving an American custom.