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 ...

Editor's note: This editorial, with slight modifications, has appeared on previous Thanksgivings in the newspaper. In early October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. "I do, ...

Editor’s note: In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling for a singular day to mark Thanksgiving. At the time, it was ...

Thanksgiving as we know it took many years to develop, evolving from a very occasional celebration into a noted event in 1863 with President Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation. Lincoln ...