At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...
Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln ...
Volunteers at People’s City Mission served a free full Thanksgiving meal to around 700 people in the 2-hour time frame they ...
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...
Editorial: Lincoln offers a model of how we, in the midst of seemingly never-ending conflicts, can celebrate Thanksgiving.
Sen. Pete Ricketts stopped by the People’s City Mission on Wednesday, to serve meals to those in need ahead of the holiday.
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...
A magazine "editress" tried for decades to persuade the president to declare "a day for our national rejoicing." Lincoln ...
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...
If you burn the turkey beyond repair on Thursday — or if you won't be cooking at all — you have dozens of options.
So as we enter the holiday season -- a time to gather and be grateful -- here are some perspectives, gathered from a variety ...
Band students from Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls took to the streets of New York City and performed in this year’s ...