Though it would not become a federally recognized national holiday until 1941, the first national Thanksgiving was in 1789.

Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation ...

Colonial Americans, including George Washington, celebrated countless "thanksgivings" throughout their lives – just not in ...

The first Thanksgiving in the New World was celebrated in 1621, nearly a year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in the ...

In a podcast interview, Speaker Mike Johnson opened up about the crushing demands of a job that he joked was his in name only.

In 1789, Washington urged the people of the United States to celebrate “a day of public thanksgiving and prayer.” ...

Abraham Lincoln officially recognized Thanksgiving during a time of national pain that mirrors modern-day life in Chicago.

Portrait of American President Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) (painted by George P. Healy, mid-late 1800s), (Photo by Katherine Young/Getty Images) In his 2007 book “Land of Lincoln: Adventures in ...

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Florida classrooms could be required to display portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. A bill filed by Republican Senator Danny Burgess seeks to amend current ...

Sen. Danny Burgess (R-Zephyrhills) and Rep. John Snyder (R-Stuart) are looking to bring two of America's most well-known presidents into public school classrooms across the state. The bill, SB 420/HB ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The short, handwritten note is a typical letter of reference for a man seeking a job. But the author is the president of the United States. It is also 1861, and the job seeker ...