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

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 ...

Stubbornly high inflation is continuing to strain the budgets of American households this Thanksgiving, a recent report by LendingTree finds that the costs are up 19% from a year ago. LendingTree ...

Some Americans have pointed out problems with how the Thanksgiving story is presented to the public. In their view, the traditional narrative paints a deceptively sunny portrait of relations ...

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 ...

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.

When Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, it took just six years before the first American football game was played on the holiday. My question is, what took so long?

It wasn’t originally intended as a Thanksgiving favorite, but it quickly became one. Americans consume 80 million pounds of cranberries during Thanksgiving week and nearly 400 million pounds ...

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have brought forward a bill to add a federal holiday on December 1, honoring Rosa ...