The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the ...
The most tragic rhyme in American history falls in November’s time, one century apart. President Abraham Lincoln gave the ...
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...
Amid the bloodiest war in American history, Abraham Lincoln implored us to give thanks to the Almighty and proclaimed a ...
A magazine "editress" tried for decades to persuade the president to declare "a day for our national rejoicing." Lincoln ...
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...
Democracy was facing its toughest test 159 years ago and Abraham Lincoln's fine speech at Gettysburg was a turning point that ...
President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving ” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging.
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
When Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, he was thinking about the Civil War. And so was the woman who had lobbied for Thanksgiving for years.
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...
Editor's note: In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in ...