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 ...

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

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

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

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

Did you know one woman’s determination turned Thanksgiving into a beloved national holiday? Sarah Josepha Hale, a ...

Charity at home and overseas is America's Thanksgiving story. President Abraham Lincoln believed the day should be spent ...

As we read President Abraham Lincoln’s words to our nation, hopefully we can derive encouragement, knowing the troubles the ...