On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early ... He had an important aim that day: to celebrate Thanksgiving. Washington had thought carefully about this Thanksgiving, the first ...

As we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who George Washington was. That kind of national amnesia isn’t ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — George Washington Carver High School in New Orleans will be hosting a Thanksgiving food drive on Saturday, Nov. 16. According to Collegiate Academics officials, students ...

On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, designating “a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November” that year.