Franksgiving

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved the Thanksgiving holiday to the next to last Thursday of November, one week earlier than its traditional observance. This change was intended to help boost the economy by providing an extra seven days for Christmas shopping. However, this decision led to significant public backlash, with many people deriding the holiday as Franksgiving. The term Franksgiving, a portmanteau of Franklin and Thanksgiving, was coined by Charles D. White, the mayor of Atlantic City, in the same year. In late 1941, Congress approved and Roosevelt signed a proclamation officially designating Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November.

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