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Wednesday morning, the president of the University of Southern Mississippi announced that the current athletic director's contract would not be renewed.More >>
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MARION COUNTY, MS (WDAM) - A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come. According to Marion County Sheriff Berkley Hall, the drug raid is the result of severalMore >>
A weekend-long drug raid left 22 individuals behind bars, and more arrests to come.More >>
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The Hattiesburg Planning Commission has approved the plan to redevelop Midtown Hattiesburg. The commissioners held a business meeting and a public hearing Wednesday afternoon where they voted unanimouslyMore >>
Hattiesburg Planning Commission votes unanimously to approve plan to redevelop Midtown Hattiesburg on Wednesday. More >>
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Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday. Officials said the operation was a success as 20 individuals were picked up on variousMore >>
Marion County law enforcement pulled together in a concerted effort to take drug dealers off the streets on Saturday.More >>
Sarah Josepha Hale is not generally recognized as a holiday hero. But she deserves much of the credit for one annual celebration. Can you identify that holiday?More >>
Sarah Josepha Hale is not generally recognized as a holiday hero. But she deserves much of the credit for one annual celebration. Can you identify that holiday?More >>
How does Santa Claus travel to the Netherlands -- and where does he come from?More >>
How does Santa Claus travel to the Netherlands -- and where does he come from?More >>
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Canadians have been celebrating Thanksgiving since 1578 -- more than 40 years before the Pilgrims' "first" American Thanksgiving at Plymouth Plantation. English explorer Martin Frobisher established a settlement in what now is Newfoundland, and it was in 1578 that he ordered a ceremony to give thanks for a safe journey across the Atlantic.
Early Canadian history is sprinkled with thanksgiving observances. In 1879, the holiday was formalized by Parliament, which declared Nov. 6 as a day of thanksgiving.
In the years following first World War, Armistice Day and Thanksgiving Day were marked by a common celebration on the Monday of the week that included Nov. 11. (Nov. 11 was the date of the armistice ending combat in World War I. Americans mark the day as Veterans Day.) The Canadians separated the holidays in 1931. Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day and fixed on Nov. 11. The date for Thanksgiving was set by annual proclamation, usually on a date during October.
In 1957, Parliament passed a law setting Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday in October.
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