A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America What began as a harvest celebration between European settlers and indigenous communities nearly four centuries ago has become our ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging. As is our annual tradition, we reproduce the text below in ...

PD Editorial: For Thanksgiving, President Washington’s proclamation. George Washington issued the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

To mark the holiday, the Editorial Board offers excerpts from presidential Thanksgiving proclamations with our best wishes for everyone in Hampton Roads to enjoy this day with family and friends.

To mark the holiday, the Editorial Board offers excerpts from presidential Thanksgiving proclamations with our best wishes for everyone in Hampton Roads to enjoy this day with family and friends ...

Washington was not the only U.S. president to issue proclamations around the November holiday. In 1815, President James Madison called for a national day of prayer and thanksgiving, and in 1863 ...

To mark the Thanksgiving holiday, we offer excerpts from presidential Thanksgiving proclamations with our best wishes for everyone to enjoy this day with family and friends. We’re thankful for your ...

President Abraham Lincoln’s powerful Thanksgiving proclamation, issued amid the carnage of the Civil War, gave the holiday its statement of purpose. It is "to set apart and observe the last ...

President Abraham Lincoln declared the final Thursday of November a national day of Thanksgiving, firmly establishing a tradition that continues 150 years later. THE EDITORIAL BOARD November 23, 2023 ...

Congress thereafter requested from the president just such a proclamation. Washington’s October 1789 Proclamation called for a “day of public thanksgiving and prayer” on the fourth Thursday ...

On Thanksgiving, the Editorial Board presents excepts from presidential proclamations related to the holiday. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 56°F. Wednesday, April 16th 2025 ...