On Oct. 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving. He saw the occasion as a peaceful interlude amid the Civil War.

WASHINGTON, Friday, Oct. 21. President LINCOLN has issued a proclamation setting apart the last Thursday in November for a day of thanksgiving and praise to Almighty God for, among other things ...

I do therefore appoint Thursday, the Twenty-ninth day of November next, as a day of Praise, Thanksgiving and Prayer to Almighty God, and I recommend that the people of this State do, on that day ...

Washington as statesman-educator propounded this civil theology in several state documents and addresses, including the first Thanksgiving Proclamation of the United States in 1789.

On this day in 1789, President George Washington issued his first proclamation of a National Day of Thanksgiving for Thursday, Nov. 26, in honor of the establishment of the new Constitution, which ...

But her columns on Thanksgiving Day were notable exceptions to her more run-of-the mill observations. And the one published on Nov. 24, 1938, was one of the most moving in her literary arsenal.

Lincoln’s Proclamation 118, signed October 20, 1864, established a National Day of Thanksgiving — but not just that. Not a day where we, as citizens, gather to be thankful for another year of ...

President Abraham Lincoln (left) declared the last Thursday in November a national day of Thanksgiving in an Oct. 3, 1863, proclamation written by Secretary of State William Seward (right).

For years historians have given credit to President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation on Oct. 3, 1863, when he called for a national day of Thanksgiving to be celebrated on the last Thursday in ...

President George Washington declared Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin," after he was asked by the first Federal Congress, according to the National Archives.

A number of people have declared thanksgiving over the years. Here's a look at how the tradition started. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 55°F. Thursday, February 27th 2025 ...