As many prepare to send and receive holiday packages, one Southern California man is urging residents to exercise caution ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving ” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging.

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 ...

If you burn the turkey beyond repair on Thursday — or if you won't be cooking at all — you have dozens of options.

The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...

For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...

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

Members of the Lincoln High School marching band are getting settled back in the classroom following the excitement of their appearance last week in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. But their march ...

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