At the urging of magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale, President Abraham Lincoln declared an annual national holiday of ...

A magazine "editress" tried for decades to persuade the president to declare "a day for our national rejoicing." Lincoln ...

Editorial: Lincoln offers a model of how we, in the midst of seemingly never-ending conflicts, can celebrate Thanksgiving.

So as we enter the holiday season -- a time to gather and be grateful -- here are some perspectives, gathered from a variety ...

Band students from Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls took to the streets of New York City and performed in this year’s ...

North Platte’s Valley Christian Church continued its multi-year tradition of opening its doors to host a Thanksgiving Potluck ...

Volunteers at People’s City Mission served a free full Thanksgiving meal to around 700 people in the 2-hour time frame they ...

Sen. Pete Ricketts stopped by the People’s City Mission on Wednesday, to serve meals to those in need ahead of the holiday.

Long after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1621 and celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that ...

Before Thanksgiving became the prominent late November holiday, much of America celebrated "Evacuation Day" – commemorating ...

The Pilgrims and the Wampanoags did indeed share a harvest celebration together at Plymouth in fall 1621, but that moment got ...

A man of profound insight, President Abraham Lincoln saw the impact Thanksgiving would have when he declared it a national ...