As many prepare to send and receive holiday packages, one Southern California man is urging residents to exercise caution ...
Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln ...
President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving ” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging.
At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...
The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who ...
Editorial: Lincoln offers a model of how we, in the midst of seemingly never-ending conflicts, can celebrate Thanksgiving.
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 ...
Doddering through his dotage, and in the dwindling days of his term, the "devout" President Joe Biden isn't so devout after ...
While today's Thanksgiving is known for parades, football, and shopping, the original intent was far different.
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to seek reconciliation to God and to our neighbors.
As we read President Abraham Lincoln’s words to our nation, hopefully we can derive encouragement, knowing the troubles the ...