When President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary — in 1863, while in the White House — received a live turkey for the family to feast on at Christmas, their precocious eight-year-old son Tad ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham ... The first turkey pardon ever issued is believed to have been by Lincoln as recorded ...

The annual Turkey Bowl between Father Judge and Abraham Lincoln high schools is no more — after an announcement was made on Tuesday to end the game over safety concerns and scheduling conflicts ...

It is believed Abraham Lincoln was the first president to pardon a turkey in 1863. Lincoln's son Tad allegedly became attached to the turkey that was fated to be served at the family's ...

Though many American presidents have played a role in the tradition of Thanksgiving in the United States, Abraham Lincoln was the first to make it an official holiday in November. This ...

Lincoln sets Thanksgiving as last Thursday in November During the Civil War, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln set the date for a national day of Thanksgiving to be held on the last Thursday in ...

In 1860, Abraham Lincoln defied the odds by winning the Republican ... of the dining room where he and his wife were having a turkey dinner at the Sourbeck House hotel. Wood has portrayed Lincoln ...