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

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

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

It was Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1974, Washington at Dallas. The NFL had 26 teams in those days, and get this: only the top ...

“Thanksgiving Day became a habit [when] it was perceived that the exterminating had ceased to be mutual and was all on the ...

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

On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets – William “Billy” Lee and the young Christopher Sheels – he powdered his hair, put on his favorite black ...

Though it’s unclear what the Washingtons served at their Thanksgiving feasts, turkeys were present on their table.

Thanksgiving is on its latest possible date in 2024. Here's what to know about the upcoming holiday and the next time it will ...

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

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

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