Editor's note: This editorial, with slight modifications, has appeared on previous Thanksgivings in the newspaper. In early October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. "I do, ...

The history of Thanksgiving in the United States goes far beyond Pilgrims and turkey — its origins as a national holiday rooted in congressional action. Just one year after the colonies declared ...

Abraham Lincoln — a happy birthday. On Feb. 12, 1809, in the backwoods of Kentucky near present-day Hodgenville, our 16th ...

People walk near the new Buzz Lightyear balloon during Macy's Balloon Inflation event on November 26, 2025 in New York City. This year is the 99th annual marching of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade ...