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 ...

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

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

Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln ...

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

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

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

As America’s roads jam up with holiday travelers, many people are packing into grocery stores for last minute Thanksgiving ...

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

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

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