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

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

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

So as we enter the holiday season -- a time to gather and be grateful -- here are some perspectives, gathered from a variety ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...

The People's City Mission and Matt Talbot opened its doors on Thanksgiving to provide a meal and gain a sense of community so ...

Before Thanksgiving became the prominent late November holiday, much of America celebrated "Evacuation Day" – commemorating ...

Sen. Pete Ricketts stopped by the People’s City Mission on Wednesday, to serve meals to those in need ahead of the holiday.

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

Volunteers at People’s City Mission served a free full Thanksgiving meal to around 700 people in the 2-hour time frame they ...

North Platte’s Valley Christian Church continued its multi-year tradition of opening its doors to host a Thanksgiving Potluck ...

The neighbors whom Chuck Grouzard and his wife, Margaret, serve always thank them. But the family receives so much more by ...