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 commemoration of ...

Editor's note: This editorial, with slight modifications, has appeared on previous Thanksgivings in the newspaper. In early October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. "I do, ...

Thomas Nast’s cartoon ‘Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation’ (1863) is one of the images most associated with President Abraham Lincoln’s historic proclamation. It was printed over two pages in ...

Leaders can unite or divide, whether it be by design or by misstep. Thanksgiving’s evolution shows how both can happen. On Oct. 3, 1863, amid profound division and upheaval of the Civil War, President ...

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 was ...