When Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, he was thinking about the Civil War. And so was the woman who had lobbied for Thanksgiving for years. The Thanksgiving ...

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 ...

Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November. This year, Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 28. The national holiday began as a celebration of the harvest and other blessings, per the ...

In 2025, these are the days and dates that each federal holiday lands on: A majority of the U.S. observes 11 federal holidays ...

Thanksgiving did not become a national holiday until 1863, though the "first celebration" is said to have taken place in 1621, the History Channel reports. The story, historically told from the ...

Over generations, Thanksgiving has evolved into a near-perfect holiday: joyful ... can and cannot happen on sacred ground in Arlington National Cemetery. The day is as much for children as ...

Thanksgiving might seem to some like a fairly uncontroversial national holiday. But it wasn’t the case in Abraham Lincoln’s day. Lincoln was soundly criticized for succumbing to the religious ...

The full 272-game schedule is finally here for the upcoming 2025 NFL season. We now know who is playing whom, and where and when, including the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting ...

The NFL released its complete 2025 schedule on Wednesday, and while there are literally dozens of exciting matchups on the slate, the holiday schedule is particularly intriguing.

The Thanksgiving story most of us hear is about friendship, unity. But when Abraham Lincoln proclaimed it a national holiday in 1863, he likely wasn't thinking about pilgrims and Native Americans.