WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. -- The President has issued the following Thanksgiving proclamation: View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

The harvest festival, as we are beginning to call our annual day of thanksgiving ... The day, originally set apart by a solemn proclamation by the Governor of the State, is now first desig ...

Lincoln issued his proclamation on Oct. 3 ... to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November next as a day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens." ...

He can also be considered first in Thanksgiving Day. For years historians have given credit to President Abraham Lincoln’s proclamation on Oct. 3, 1863, when he called for a national day of ...

While Independence Day celebrates the birth of our nation ... His October 3rd, 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation read, "In the midst of a civil war of unequal magnitude and severity, peace has ...

Thanksgiving's origins aren't as straightforward as the legends and stories that appear in children's stories or elementary books, but the day offers an opportunity ... first president to issue a ...

On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, designating “a day of public thanks-giving” to be held on “Thursday the 26th day of November” that year.