Joy reigned, as recorded in the diaries of the Pilgrims.For over 150 years until 1789, various types of Thanksgiving services ...

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

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...

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

During these difficult times, I know that you join with me and thousands of Israelis in thanking God, for the abundant blessings he has sent our way ...

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

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

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

When I was a soldier, Thanksgiving was held in special regard. After all, it was in the dark days of the Civil War, in ...

At the height of the Civil War, Lincoln issued a proclamation to urge Americans to celebrate their blessings. Thanksgiving has been a tradition since.

Democracy was facing its toughest test 159 years ago and Abraham Lincoln's fine speech at Gettysburg was a turning point that ...

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