James w. baker, the senior historian at plimoth plantation, says that is an invented tradition. what evidence from the text supports the idea that today’s is an invented tradition? answer

In late 1863, Pres. Lincoln labeled that last Thursday in November as a national day of thanksgiving. Nonetheless, in 1939, after a request from the National Retail Dry Goods Association, Pres. Franklin Roosevelt imposed that the holiday should consistently be celebrated on the 4th Thursday of the month in order to extend the holiday shopping period by a week.