# When did Thanksgiving eve-eve become a thing?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 25, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-thanksgiving-eve-eve-become-a-thing/738543 "2015-11-25T14:05:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-thanksgiving-eve-eve-become-a-thing/738543/21 "2015-11-27T14:18:07Z")

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Happy leftover day!

Our dogs have plenty to be thankful for.

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**Post date:** [November 27, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-thanksgiving-eve-eve-become-a-thing/738543/22 "2015-11-27T14:37:01Z")

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> [@OldGuy](#):
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> Our son was in school here in the North East (New Haven CT), graduating in '95 and he never got Wednesday off. Nor did my wife or I growing up in the Midwest.

Does a triple anecdote come any closer to becoming a fact?

Kid number one technically had one class on Tuesday but she met with the prof and was told it was no problem if she skipped to go home. Kid two was finished and came home on Friday (only to turn around and go visit friends at a different college). Kid number three is still in High School and was off on Wednesday.

If a fourth helps… I was the only one of my group of 12 that worked on Wednesday… and I did it remotely.

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