At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...
Thanks to the many years Abraham Lincoln spent in the state, Illinois is known as the Land of Lincoln. But besides leading ...
Charity at home and overseas is America's Thanksgiving story. President Abraham Lincoln believed the day should be spent ...
The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...
President Abraham Lincoln declared "a Day of Thanksgiving and Praise" — after receiving an impassioned letter from magazine ...
Modern Thanksgiving dinners often feature turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie. However, the original Thanksgiving feast ...
As we read President Abraham Lincoln’s words to our nation, hopefully we can derive encouragement, knowing the troubles the ...
Before every Thanksgiving, the President of the United States "pardons" one or two turkeys. Though not an official tradition ...
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
President Joe Biden expressed his "gratitude to the American people" and called the United states the "greatest country on ...