Thanksgiving 2025 falls on Thursday, November 27. Learn about the history and cultural significance of this American holiday, ...
On October 3, 1863, expressing gratitude for a pivotal Union Army victory at Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln announces that the nation will celebrate an official Thanksgiving holiday on November ...
With fall now in full swing, Thanksgiving and its traditions are right around the corner. Here’s everything you should know about the holiday.
Thanksgiving hasn't always been observed on the fourth Thursday of November. Here are the holiday's origins and how ...
The first Thanksgiving is often associated with the Pilgrims. Over two centuries later, Abraham Lincoln was the first to make it official. This year marks 150 years since Lincoln’s designation of ...
The Peoria Riverfront Museum has partnered with the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma to create cases for the upcoming "The ...
On this Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to reprint and reflect on the proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln creating Thanksgiving Day. This proclamation was actually written by William Seward, ...
LERNA - George Spallinger had to remember Friday that it was OK for him to talk about Abraham Lincoln being president. Most often, Spallinger and other volunteers at Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic ...