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Thanksgiving Day, as we know it, owes much to President Abraham Lincoln, who played a pivotal role in formalizing the holiday. While the origins of Thanksgiving trace back to 1621, when the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast, the journey to a...

Your Harrison wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving. The origins of Thanksgiving in the United States trace back to the early 17th century, with the commonly cited first Thanksgiving celebrated in 1621. This event involved the Plymouth colonists and the Wampanoag Native Americans sharing an autumn...

Presidents Day is a federal holiday that honors the legacy of two of America's most influential presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It was first established in 1885 to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, who served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to...

 On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War had ended and that all slaves were now free. This was two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation which had become official on January 1st, 1863.

The day was...