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National Day of Prayer is May 6

Posted at 8:08 AM, May 06, 2021
and last updated 2021-05-06 11:09:37-04

Many people will spend part of today talking to a higher power in honor of National Day of Prayer.

In 1952, Congress proclaimed a joint resolution for the day.

At the time President Harry S. Truman chose July 4 for that designation.

Many years later President Ronald Reagan moved the observance to the first Thursday in May.