165 years ago today - Dec 27, 1851

Governor Brigham Young officially proclaims 1 January 1852 as "a day of Praise and Thanksgiving." In 1863 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln does likewise.

[Source: The Mormon Hierarchy - Extensions of Power by D. Michael Quinn, [New Mormon History database (http://bit.ly/NMHdatabase)]]

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