T he annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with an 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the last Thursday in November a day of “thanksgiving and praise to our ...

Thanksgiving Day isn’t just about parades ... a national holiday in the United States since 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln declared it so. Due to the Civil war, the holiday was not ...

Abraham Lincoln was the first to do so ... on wielding or withholding the executioner’s axe.” As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, a lot of ink has already been — and will continue ...

More than 160 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation that all Americans should “observe the last Thursday of November next, as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our ...

For years, Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on different days. It wasn’t until 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as National Thanksgiving Day.

Thanksgiving brings families together to share rich meals featuring turkey, stuffing, and seasonal décor like pumpkins and warm autumn colors.