Columnist Jonathan Lange writes, "Give the government an inch and it will take a mile. One day Congress is 'requesting a ...

Clothing drive for World War II victims occurs in the streets of New York. Shirts and pants descend from the windows of beneficent Americans.

Britain’s greatest statesman, Winston Churchill, was born. 1874 was the heyday of Victorian liberal imperialism, and a ...

The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the ...

The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the ...

The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the last Thursday in November a day of “thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent ...

The annual American holiday called Thanksgiving formally began with a 1863 proclamation from Abraham Lincoln declaring the last Thursday in November a day of “thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent ...

4. My wife. On a more personal note, I am so grateful for my wife, Gloria. Thank you for sharing all of life’s experiences ...

Thanksgiving is, as the name implies, about gratitude -- a defining ideal of both the specific American tradition and the ...

George Washington issued the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

As Lincoln reminded his war-torn country, even in the midst of such darkness, we must appreciate our blessings.

Amid the bloodiest war in American history, Abraham Lincoln implored us to give thanks to the Almighty and proclaimed a ...