American Thanksgiving - History Timeline

ref: Wikipedia - Thanksgiving
1619, December 4
A group of 38 settlers held a day of Thanksgiving after arriving at Berkeley Hundred, on the north bank of the James River in Virginia.
1621
After their first harvest, early settlers of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, the Pilgrims, held a 3-day celebration of food, feasting, and praising God together with Native Americans of the Wampanoag tribe.
1776, March 16
A precursor to the Thanksgiving Proclamation was issued by John Hancock as President of the Continental Congress of the United Colonies, entitled "Fast Day Proclamation".
1777, December 18
The first official Thanksgiving Proclamation was issued by Henry Laurens as President of the Continental Congress of the United States.
1789
President George Washington designated a national Thanksgiving Holiday for the newly ratified Constitution.
1789-1797
President George Washington issued two national Thanksgiving Proclamations.
1797-1801
President John Adams issued two national Thanksgiving Proclamations.
1801-1809
President Thomas Jefferson made no Thanksgiving Proclamations.
1809-1815
President James Madison issued two national Thanksgiving Proclamations.
1861-1865
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November a "prayerful day of Thanksgiving."
1939-1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt set the date for Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday of November in 1939 (approved by Congress in 1941).

London Links

General London Guide
Web version of Time Out magazine that is a great guide to what is going on in London.

Pubs
Web version of 'The Good Pub Guide'

Audley in Mayfair
Holly Bush in Hampstead
Spaniards Inn in Hampstead

Walks
Walking through the park and enjoying London views from Parliament Hills, and if you have time visit Kenwood House where you can visit the art gallery and have some food or coffee.


Descriptions of walks through Hampstead Heath:

• Map and description by City of London.
• A Google satellite pic with quite a good route.
• A Hampstead Heath Walk blog.
• Walk description by Inner London Ramblers. 

Galleries
Many, many and best to check out the Time Out magazine or website.

In the heart of Mayfair, close to the pub Audley, you will find Hamiltons Gallery for photography.

Stockholm Links

New York Times Article 'What's Doing in Stockholm'
(click here)

Swedish Composers

Wikipedia List of Swedish Composers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Swedish_composers

Ulf's Selection:

Johan Helmich Roman (1694 - 1758)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Helmich_Roman

Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 – 1792)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Martin_Kraus

Franz Berwald (1796 - 1868)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frans_Berwald

Wilhelm Peterson-Berger (1867-1942)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Peterson_Berger

Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871 - 1927)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Stenhammar

Hugo Alfvén (1872 -1960)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Alfv%C3%A9n

Adolf Wiklund (1879 - 1950)
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Wiklund (entry in the Swedish language Wiki only)

Ture Rangström (1884-1947)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ture_Rangstr%C3%B6m

Kurt Atterberg (1887 - 1974)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Atterberg

Hilding Rosenberg (1892 – 1985)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilding_Rosenberg

Dag Wirén (1905 – 1986)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dag_Wiren

Lars-Erik Larsson (1908 – 1986)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars-Erik_Larsson

Allan Pettersson (1911 – 1980)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pettersson

Lille Bror Söderlundh (1912 – 1957)
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillebror_S%C3%B6derlund (entry in the Swedish language Wiki only)

Ingvar Lidholm (1921 – )
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingvar_Lidholm (entry in the Swedish language Wiki only)

Bo Linde (1933-1970)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Linde

Sven-David Sandström (1942 – )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven-David_Sandstr%C3%B6m