A designated date of Thanksgiving in the United States had, before 1941, a variable history. A day of Thanksgiving was proclaimed, by various United States presidents, in months that included March, April, May, September and December.
The fourth Thursday of November, however, was finally established as a “legal public holiday” by a bill passed on Oct. 6, 1941 by the United States House of Representatives. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill in December 1941 and it took effect as a federal holiday in November 1942.
Government offices — Los Angeles city and county, national and state — and courts, libraries and schools are closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.
City, county and state offices, superior courts, libraries (bit.ly/2ZCdZV5; lacountylibrary.org) and schools, including Los Angeles Unified School District (achieve.lausd.net/calendar), are also closed on Nov. 24.
Here is a sampling of other services that are closed or have an altered service on Thursday-Friday.
Banks: Closed on Nov. 23. Also, New York Stock Exchange markets are closed on Nov. 23 and close early on Nov. 24 (www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars). The bond market is also closed on Nov. 23 and closes early on Nov. 24 (www.kiplinger.com/investing/stock-market-holidays)
Mail: The U.S. Postal Service does not deliver mail and post offices are closed on Nov. 23. about.usps.com/newsroom/events
Transit: Buses and subway services in Los Angeles run on a Saturday/Sunday/holiday schedule on Nov. 23. Check this page for rail and bus schedules: www.metro.net/riding/schedules-2/. Metro’s home page: www.metro.net
Metrolink trains operate on a weekend schedule on Nov. 23-24 on the Ventura County, Antelope Valley, San Bernardino, Orange County, 91/Perris Valley and Inland Empire-Orange County lines (no service, however, on the Riverside Line). Metrolink’s $10 Holiday Pass is available for Nov. 23-24 (tinyurl.com/2ne5z5vf).
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