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

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 ...

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

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

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

While not nationally celebrated in the colonial years, Thanksgiving Day ostensibly was celebrated in the fall, celebrating a ...

Whereas, After the first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims broke bread, gave thanks, and celebrated in Plymouth, observing the ...

George Washington issued the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

A man of profound insight, President Abraham Lincoln saw the impact Thanksgiving would have when he declared it a national ...

Following Lincoln’s proclamation of caring for those wounded by war, the first national Thanksgiving holiday was a success.