Let’s forget about the pilgrims for a second to celebrate the woman who made Abraham Lincoln recognize the holiday.

In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling ...

Colonial Americans, including George Washington, celebrated countless "thanksgivings" throughout their lives – just not in the same way we do today.

The American holiday, on the fourth Thursday of November, was established in 1863; however, George Washington was the first U.S. president to call for a day of thanksgiving, in 1789. And Lincoln, ...