At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...
President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving ” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging.
A magazine "editress" tried for decades to persuade the president to declare "a day for our national rejoicing." Lincoln ...
Editorial: Lincoln offers a model of how we, in the midst of seemingly never-ending conflicts, can celebrate Thanksgiving.
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...
While today's Thanksgiving is known for parades, football, and shopping, the original intent was far different.
Why is Thanksgiving traditionally associated with turkey and other specific foods? We asked a history expert why we eat what ...
As we read President Abraham Lincoln’s words to our nation, hopefully we can derive encouragement, knowing the troubles the ...
President Joe Biden expressed his "gratitude to the American people" and called the United states the "greatest country on ...
Happy Thanksgiving to all, including to the Radical Left Lunatics who have worked so hard to destroy our Country,” the ...