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

While not nationally celebrated in the colonial years, Thanksgiving Day ostensibly was celebrated in the fall, celebrating a ...

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

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

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

The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are staples of Thanksgiving entertainment. Here's the full history of why the teams play ...

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

New Disney+ documentary “Beatles ‘64” follows the Fab Four through the chaotic days before and after the band’s Feb. 9 ...

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

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

The annual turkey pardoning is a long-held Thanksgiving tradition for the White House. But the history of exactly when the ...

The presidential practice of granting clemency to lucky turkeys is now an established American tradition. Here's a look into ...