It wasn't until October of 1863, during the height of the Civil War, that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a National ...

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

A magazine "editress" tried for decades to persuade the president to declare "a day for our national rejoicing." Lincoln ...

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The brevity of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address belies its depth; its power lies not only in what it says but in the silences it ...

Hannibal Hamlin served as the 15th vice-president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 under Abraham Lincoln. Hamlin came ...