President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving ” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging.
Lincoln gave us Thanksgiving as a time to unite. We owe it to him to try
Thanksgiving is more than just turkey and pumpkin pie. It's a time to heal our nation's wounds and unite. Abraham Lincoln ...
Thanksgiving is about food, football and parades. But the holiday is also about helping
Charity at home and overseas is America's Thanksgiving story. President Abraham Lincoln believed the day should be spent ...
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This Thanksgiving, follow Abraham Lincoln’s lead: thank God—and repent
For Lincoln, Thanksgiving was a day to not only reflect on our blessings but repent for our shortcomings and find ways to ...
From the Mayflower to the Midwest: The Illinois connection to Thanksgiving’s history
Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...
After a toxic political year, give thanks for … Thanksgiving
The thought behind Thanksgiving is outward toward God and his blessings and not inward, which suggests gratitude to no one in ...
Wednesday before Thanksgiving on of the busiest days on highways
A record 72 million Americans are expected to drive at least 50 miles this Thanksgiving, according to AAA Travel.
History of the Thanksgiving turkey pardon: When the White House began the long-held holiday tradition
The annual turkey pardoning is a long-held Thanksgiving tradition for the White House. But the history of exactly when the ...
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Opinion: Why presidential Thanksgiving proclamations are so important
Even amid the prosperity and relative peace of modern times, President Joe Biden in 2022 issued a proclamation that said, “As Scripture says: ‘let us rejoice always, pray continually and give thanks ...
Lincoln grocery stores keep up with Thanksgiving crowds
Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach and People’s City Mission will be serving meals to the community this Thanksgiving day. A man ...
People’s City Mission, Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach providing free Thanksgiving meals
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Matt Talbot Kitchen & Outreach and People’s City Mission will be serving free meals to the community ...
Pumpkins as political symbols?
When Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863, abolitionists hailed pumpkins as a symbol of virtue and the ...