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

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

Doddering through his dotage, and in the dwindling days of his term, the "devout" President Joe Biden isn't so devout after ...

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.

George Washington issued the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

The Editorial Board offers excerpts from presidential Thanksgiving proclamations with our best wishes for everyone in Hampton ...

On Sept. 25, 1789, when Boudinot offered his resolution to set aside a day for Americans to give thanks to God for the ...

Even amid the prosperity and relative peace of modern times, President Joe Biden in 2022 issued a proclamation that said, “As Scripture says: ‘let us rejoice always, pray continually and give thanks ...

Donald Trump criticized "Radical Left Lunatics," while Joe Biden called for Americans to focus on family and friends in their ...

It wouldn’t be a modern U.S. holiday without social media shared messages and greetings, and it’s fair to say that former ...

Though it’s unclear what the Washingtons served at their Thanksgiving feasts, turkeys were present on their table.