Before Thanksgiving became the prominent late November holiday, much of America celebrated "Evacuation Day" – commemorating ...

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George Washington issued the first presidential proclamation of Thanksgiving Day in 1789.

This Thanksgiving, it’s worth taking a look at what George Washington had to say when he established the national holiday.

On Nov. 26, 1789, Washington called on the people to hold their new country together in the face of forces that he knew could ...

New Disney+ documentary “Beatles ‘64” follows the Fab Four through the chaotic days before and after the band’s Feb. 9 ...

As the first president of the United States, George Washington proclaimed the first nationwide thanksgiving celebration in ...

The Pilgrims and Wampanoag shared a harvest feast, but it didn't happen the way you were likely taught in school.

The annual turkey pardoning is a long-held Thanksgiving tradition for the White House. But the history of exactly when the ...

The presidential practice of granting clemency to lucky turkeys is now an established American tradition. Here's a look into ...

U.S. President Joe Biden pardoned Peach and Blossom, two white-plumed turkeys, on Monday, sparing them from Thanksgiving ...

Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who are escaping a fowl fate as part of a White House tradition.