At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...
President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving ” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging.
As many prepare to send and receive holiday packages, one Southern California man is urging residents to exercise caution ...
Editorial: Lincoln offers a model of how we, in the midst of seemingly never-ending conflicts, can celebrate Thanksgiving.
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...
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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 ...
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...
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