Thanksgiving in the US is traditionally a time for family and food. American schoolchildren typically learn that the tradition dates back to the Pilgrims, who helped establish Plymouth Colony in ...

With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas ...

From local harvest festival to national holiday, art and objects in the spirit of giving thanks. Enjoy a tour through the collections with a Thanksgiving playlist from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings.

We are celebrating Thanksgiving Day with a whole host of music dedicated to appreciation and giving thanks. It’s a uniquely American holiday that was given national status by Abraham Lincoln in ...

This sketch, by American illustrator Alfred Waud, depicts a Thanksgiving celebration at a Union camp in 1861. Service members celebrate the end of World War I with a Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 28 ...

Lincoln announced the holiday as a day to give thanks to God for ... Other nations have also adopted Thanksgiving, inspired by the American example. Liberia, which was founded by former American ...

23/3320. (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian) To the original peoples of this continent, each day is a day to give thanks to the Creator. Thanksgiving ceremonies have always taken ...

In 1970 the United American Indians of New England declared Thanksgiving as their National Day of Mourning. Instead of celebrating, they hold a march and rally in Plymouth, Massachusetts ...

Cleanup is underway along the Ben Franklin Parkway after the 105th 6abc Dunkin' Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off the holiday season! Father, son duo turns love for clowns into parade tradition ...

Between Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage and Month ... Above all, remember to give thanks for each and every day, a gift that is not guaranteed to any of us. Ed. Note: This article ...

Here is everything you need to know about the post office, FedEx and UPS on Thanksgiving Day 2023. Is the post office open on Thanksgiving 2023? United States Postal Service offices will be closed ...