This much-revered tradition is said to date back to the 17th century when a small group of English settlers celebrated a ...

Thanksgiving, and perhaps the holiday season more broadly, is a good time to take stock of all that we have been blessed with ...

Thanksgiving, as it is celebrated today, masks a deeper and far darker truth about the founding of America. Learn more about ...

As families gather around tables to eat food, the history that manifested what is now modern Thanksgiving has been lost.

The fourth Thursday in November marks Thanksgiving Day for most Americans. But to some, it’s the “National Day of Mourning.” ...

While the Day of Mourning acknowledges the historical injustices and mourns the loss of our ancestors, it is also a ...

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

The market delivers food for our tables from all over the world, and we can fill our shopping carts to overflowing.

George Washington,” a 1863 engraving after a painting by Alonzo Chappel, measures 7 3/8 inches by 5 3/8 inches, from ...

On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets – William “Billy” Lee and the young ...

Every year, Americans go mad for Thanksgiving. While many American traditions have been embraced abroad, this is one day that ...

The next morning a “large number gathers” (that is as specific as the historical record gets on this) on the town green with ...