At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...

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 ...

The Untold Story of Abraham Lincoln, a group of scholars argue that the […] The post Abraham Lincoln Gay? 9 Pieces of ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...

For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...

Democracy was facing its toughest test 159 years ago and Abraham Lincoln's fine speech at Gettysburg was a turning point that ...

Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln ...

Editorial: Lincoln offers a model of how we, in the midst of seemingly never-ending conflicts, can celebrate Thanksgiving.

The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of the Navy, John Phelan, has not served in the military or had a ...

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...