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 ...

By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation. The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To the… ...

The proclamation in 1863 called for a national day of “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” Lincoln’s words emphasized gratitude, reflection, and ...

In early October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. "I do, therefore, invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those who ...

Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln created the holiday for just that purpose. Now it's our turn.

Abraham Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Editor’s note: At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of Thanksgiving in ...

Many Americans will seek sustenance in Thanksgiving, a day "set apart" by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, in the midst of the Civil War.

About: Once the 19th-century home of Abraham Lincoln's parents Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln, the Lincoln Log Cabin is now a historic site owned by the state of Illinois. Click here for more info.

Lincoln's proclamation, for the first time, officially established the date of America's annual Thanksgiving Day, though the tradition of giving thanks went back much further. Traced to a harvest ...

Editor's note: In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling for a singular day to mark Thanksgiving. At the time, it ...

From the collection of Lincoln?s papers in the Library of America series, Volume II, pp. 520-521.