It was not even the first national Thanksgiving – which was held on Dec. 18, 1777, at then-General Washington’s behest. Nor was Thanksgiving yet a federal holiday to be observed every last Thursday of ...

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

Washington doesn’t impose that duty on the people. He acknowledges their desire, expressed through Congress, to fulfill this duty of gratitude. Washington orders those desires by clearly articulating ...

Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer." ...

Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November. This tradition evolved through presidential proclamations and legislative acts. President George Washington declared the first ...

After the confusion, Congress decided on October 6, 1941, to give Thanksgiving a fixed date, declaring the fourth Thursday of ...

In 1789, George Washington issued a proclamation declaring Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a "day of public thanksgiving." ...

On the fourth Thursday of November each year, Americans come together to celebrate Thanksgiving — a traditional holiday in the U.S. often marked by tables brimming with turkey, stuffing, pie and other ...

"In giving thanks, we should cultivate a humble, forgiving, cheerful and open mind," writes Fresno State Philosophy Professor ...