The Thanksgiving holiday, a staple of the waning autumn days and a herald of upcoming Christmas festivities, has stood as a pillar of American culture since before the country’s founding. And in ...

Thanksgiving doesn’t land on a fixed date, yet millions of Americans always mark the holiday on the same weekday each year. The fourth Thursday of November has become a tradition, one shaped by ...

The magic of Thanksgiving conjures up a trunkful of images and memories. Some think of that long-ago harvest feast of Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians. Others might recreate in their mind’s eye Norman ...

Thanksgiving has become synonymous with a huge and bountiful feast — a symbol of a good harvest or, in today's mostly non-agrarian United States, of a robust and prosperous economy. That is entirely ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. President Donald Trump’s 2025 Thanksgiving proclamation called for ...

The First Amendment and the first presidential Thanksgiving proclamation both occurred in the autumn of 1789. George Washington issued a proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer" just ...

The revolutionary Samuel Adams is credited with writing the document in 1777. It referred to “a just and necessary war” against the British. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Wednesday. We’ll prepare ...

President Lincoln was the first to declare Thanksgiving as an annual holiday. George Washington was the first president under the Constitution to declare a national day of Thanksgiving. However, ...

On the cusp of our nation's 250th birthday, the Pilgrims can't be ignored. Not only did our nation have its roots embedded in the Mayflower Compact written "in the name of God," but their enduring ...

To mark the Thanksgiving holiday, the Editorial Board offers excerpts from presidential Thanksgiving proclamations with our best wishes for everyone in Hampton Roads to enjoy this day with family and ...