The United States Department of Agriculture estimates Americans will enjoy cooking and consuming 46 million turkeys this ...

Lincoln’s idea of Thanksgiving for Charity and Peace is something we should always make a part of the holiday. Charity at ...

George Washington,” a 1863 engraving after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, measures 7 3/8 inches by 5 3/8 inches, from ...

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts A Proclamation Whereas, After the first harvest in 1621, the Pilgrims broke bread, gave ...

"Let’s remember all of the Nebraskans who will spend the holiday alone, with no friends or family to celebrate with.

This Thanksgiving, as we gather around our tables, let us give thanks for the men and women who dared to dream, who risked ...

November 28, 2024 - In his first presidential proclamation, George Washington designated November 26, 1789 as a Day of National Thanksgiving. The next president to issue a Thanksgiving Proclamation ...

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

In a constantly changing world, it is comforting that the observance of Thanksgiving largely remains true to its origins of some 400 years ago.

Thanksgiving 2024 will be chilly with intervals of clouds moving in early and again during the afternoon. Any chance at ...

At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...