The idea for a national Thanksgiving holiday was not Lincoln’s own. It came from Sarah Josepha Hale, among the most ...

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 ...

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, ...

Stowed secretly in Lincoln's pocket. We dig into the family story of a secret message etched inside Abraham Lincoln's pocket ...

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated ...

The revolutionary Samuel Adams is credited with writing the document in 1777. It referred to “a just and necessary war” ...

An opportunity for families and friends and, by extension, communities, states, and the country itself to have a national ...

Between 1837 and 1842, The Baltimore Sun ran nearly a dozen editorials pressing hard (if at times slyly or with ...

Sometimes the best adventures aren’t found in bustling metropolises or exotic destinations, but in the quiet corners of the heartland where history whispers from every storefront and locals still wave ...

Get ready for a blend of history and Halloween festivities at the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. On October 25, families can head over to Coles County for a torchlight Halloween hike and ...