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.

President LINCOLN has issued a proclamation setting apart the last Thursday in November for a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God for, among other things, vouchsafing to us many and ...

Editorial: Lincoln offers a model of how we, in the midst of seemingly never-ending conflicts, can celebrate Thanksgiving.

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 ...

After establishing Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1864, Lincoln wrote, “To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday.

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

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… ...

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

Done at the City of Washington, this 20th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1864, and of the independence of the United States the eighty-ninth. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President: ...