President Abraham Lincoln issued his famous “Proclamation of Thanksgiving” on Oct. 3, 1863, with the Civil War still raging. As is our annual tradition, we reproduce the text below in commemoration of ...
Editor's note: At the height of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a Thanksgiving proclamation to encourage Americans “in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea, ...
Editor's note: This editorial, with slight modifications, has appeared on previous Thanksgivings in the newspaper. In early October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation. "I do, ...
Editor’s note: In an effort to further promote unity in the United States, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation in 1863 calling for a singular day to mark Thanksgiving. At the time, it was ...
The Press of Atlantic City: We celebrate Thanksgiving because of this poignant proclamation from Abraham Lincoln
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USA Today: 'Fruitful fields and healthful skies': Lincoln's Thanksgiving proclamation | Opinion
Three years into the savagery of a cruel Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation for a national feast day, even giving it a firm date: “the last Thursday of November next.” When we ...
Abraham is one of the most blessed people in the Bible. Although Scripture is not a comprehensive history of humans it does, however, chronicle the relationship of one man and his descendants with the Creator of the Universe. Ultimately, it is a record of how God has and will bless mankind through the life of the next person in our timeline.