it wasn't declared a federal holiday until nearly 75 years later. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving Day to be held each November. After some confusion in 1939 ...

President John Dramani Mahama has officially declared July 1 a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving. The new national ...

Thursday, Nov. 28, is the date of this year's Thanksgiving holiday. President Abraham Lincoln declared a national Thanksgiving holiday in 1863, according to the National Archives. It was a gesture ...

The NFL is planning to take over Christmas. In two of the past three years, the league has scheduled a tripleheader for Dec.

President John Mahama has announced that Ghana will now observe July 1st, traditionally celebrated as Republic Day, as the ...

Abraham Lincoln would later declare Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863. Minnesota usually raises the most turkeys, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Around 38 million birds ...

With millions of people both in the air and on the road, holiday travel, specifically for Thanksgiving ... while still more than a dollar above the national average of $3.067, it's notably ...

President John Mahama has announced that July 1, traditionally observed as Republic Day, will now also be celebrated as Ghana’s ...

The Detroit Lions have been playing on Thanksgiving since 1934, a tradition that will continue every year with the early afternoon game on the holiday. The Lions have also played on Christmas Day ...