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 Opinion)
A magazine "editress" tried for decades to persuade the president to declare "a day for our national rejoicing." Lincoln ...
Pumpkins as political symbols?
When Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863, abolitionists hailed pumpkins as a symbol of virtue and the ...
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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 ...
Deseret News archives: Images tell the story as JFK laid to rest at Arlington Cemetery
President John F. Kennedy was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery after a funeral procession through Washington. ...