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BERJAYA Although autumn harvest celebrations had long been common, Thanksgiving was not celebrated as a national holiday in the United States until the 1860s. Since the 1940s it has been celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November. Canada celebrates its Thanksgiving Day on the second Monday of October.
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Nov. 18, 2011 - ESPN's 'End of the Century Greatest Rivalries' list included many sports, both professional and college. Just two college football rivalries made the top ten - Auburn vs. Alabama and Michigan vs. Ohio State.

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