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.

Our 16th president inspired millions. These rousing Abraham Lincoln quotes are just as relevant today as they were in his time.

Although Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday back in 1863, the story of the pilgrims and the Native Americans who helped them isn't a simple one.

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

President Abraham Lincoln issued his powerful Thanksgiving proclamation at the height of the Civil War, proving powr of gratitude when life as it at darkest.

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 ...

Abraham Lincoln, in a stirring call to spiritual unity amid the carnage of the Civil War, issued his emotionally powerful Thanksgiving proclamation on this day in history, Oct. 3, 1863.

Such is the case with this quote, which is often attributed to the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln: "And in the end it's not the years in your life that count; it's the life ...

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However, the modern Thanksgiving holiday we know was established by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863.

Opinion Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation, 1863 Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email ...