Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln created the holiday for just that purpose. Now it's our turn.

Hale is credited with persuading Abraham Lincoln to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. (Library of Congress) Library of Congress Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 1863 ...

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday. During his time in office, Lincoln issued a ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging. As is our annual tradition, we reproduce the text below in ...

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.

Opinion | Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation, 1863 Share this: Click to share on Facebook ... Abraham Lincoln . Originally Published: November 28, 2024 at 4:52 AM CST.

Abraham Lincoln's role in Thanksgiving as a national holiday Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates No Black model got a Vogue cover in the US until ...

Lincoln always leaves judgments up to the creator rather than himself. In August of 1863, just months before the Thanksgiving Proclamation, Lincoln called for a separate day of thanksgiving ...

Lincoln sets Thanksgiving as last Thursday in November During the Civil War, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln set the date for a national day of Thanksgiving to be held on the last Thursday in ...

Thanksgiving Day is approaching. For years, Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on different days. It wasn’t until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as ...