Charity at home and overseas is America's Thanksgiving story. President Abraham Lincoln believed the day should be spent praying for peace and caring for war victims.

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

Thanksgiving has always been a conflicting time for me as an Indigenous person. Teachers spoke of gratitude and cooperation, ...

Jain Americans have forged Thanksgiving traditions of their own, participating in a ritual fast, praying for forgiveness or ...

Before Hawaiʻi became a state in 1959, the people of Hawaiʻi celebrated their own special festival in the fall.

For many Americans, Thanksgiving is a reminder of how Indigenous people saved the first colonists from starvation at Plymouth ...

Menghong Phly and his family are celebrating Thanksgiving for the first time since coming to Rhode Island as refugees ...

With its elaborate floats and performances, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual tradition. But how does that tradition actually happen? For the third year in a row, the "Countdown to ...

Thanksgiving Day isn’t just about parades, crowded airports, football games and a turkey dinner. The U.S. holiday also has ...

The gold rolling hills, clear crystal rivers and fertile soil of California’s Central Valley are so much more than a resource ...

Roosevelt decided it would benefit the economy if Thanksgiving was celebrated a week earlier, thus lengthening the holiday shopping season (and retailers encouraged Franklin’s move). In a ...

November is Native American Heritage Month, with varied activities and events in Utah aimed at spotlighting Native culture ...