Read President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation upon declaring a national day of Thanksgiving
At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...
Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving: A gesture of unity in a fractured time (Editorial Board ...
A magazine "editress" tried for decades to persuade the president to declare "a day for our national rejoicing." Lincoln ...
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'Fruitful fields and healthful skies': Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation | Opinion
At the height of the Civil War, Lincoln issued a proclamation to urge Americans to celebrate their blessings. Thanksgiving has been a tradition since.
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.
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Thanksgiving: Pilgrims’ pride, nation’s heritage
Day has been as much a part of our history as the land and its people. After a brutal winter, the Pilgrims celebrated the ...