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The White House’s history with Thanksgiving, and how the turkey pardon came to be
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday.
Thanksgiving: Pardoned turkey chauffeur adventures
Corin Hoggard joined the All Day crew to discuss his coverage of the two Minnesota turkeys pardoned by President Joe Biden. The conversation then moved on to "Brown Friday", the day after Thanksgiving that is known to be a busy day for plumbers.
A look at White House Thanksgiving celebrations through the years
There is a major debate about who was the first president to start the turkey pardon tradition. Nevertheless, the tradition stuck and has become a beloved event at the White House. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane goes through some history and iconic Thanksgiving moments at the White House.
Milwaukee Independent
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Plymouth Myths: How Abraham Lincoln reinvented Thanksgiving amid the bloodshed of Civil War
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...
Irish Central
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Giving thanks for the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's spectacular words
Democracy was facing its toughest test 159 years ago and Abraham Lincoln's fine speech at Gettysburg was a turning point that ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN
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Abraham Lincoln’s Legendary Gettysburg Address Promised ‘Government of the People, by the People, for the People’
The president's humble speech, delivered on this day in 1863, was filled with profound reverence for the Union's ideals—and ...
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From the Mayflower to the Midwest: The Illinois connection to Thanksgiving’s history
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
America Magazine
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This Thanksgiving, follow Abraham Lincoln’s lead: thank God—and repent
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...
Opinion
Daily Independent
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Opinion
Jamie Stiehm: November's broken hearts in history
The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the ...
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This week in Philly history: Which version of the Gettysburg Address did Abraham Lincoln actually say?
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. The next day, newspapers such as The Inquirer re-printed ...
Hanover Evening Sun on MSN
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Painting history: New mural underway in Hanover honors Lincoln's 1863 stop in the borough
The Hanover area's newest mural, which will be finished in the spring, will commemorate Lincoln's passage just feet away from ...
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Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address: 161 years later
Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many incredible moments, ones which we still discuss with reverence today.
Opinion
Norfolk Daily News
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Opinion
The November holiday has a long history for Americans to understand
The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the ...
minnesotareformer
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Read President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation upon declaring a national day of Thanksgiving
Amid the bloodiest war in American history, Abraham Lincoln implored us to give thanks to the Almighty and proclaimed a ...
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