Meet the Woman Who Helped Make Thanksgiving a US Holiday

Nov. 23, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving from the nation's capital, where President Lincoln proclaimed this day of celebration largely because of the efforts of a persistent magazine editor. John York has her story. Going back to George Washington, though, the holiday calls on Americans to develop the essential quality of gratitude, Arthur Milikh writes. What's it like to spend this "family" time in another nation's war? Nolan Peterson recalls. A congressman also reflects on the day's meaning. Whatever your circumstances, may you be aware of our nation's many blessings this Thanksgiving. Morning Bell will be back Monday.
Commentary Meet the Woman Who Helped Make Thanksgiving a US Holiday Without the dogged activism of Sarah Josepha Hale—a novelist, poet, and the editor of "Godey's Lady's Book," a lifestyle magazine with an impressive pre-Civil War circulation of 150,000—Thanksgiving may never have become the national holiday it is today. Read More
Commentary Why George Washington Thought the Practice of Gratitude Was Essential for the American Character Part of the left's recent fanaticism originates from the fact that progressivism's quasi-religion lacks any understanding of gratitude and humility. Read More
Commentary What Thanksgiving Means to Me as a Father, Husband, and Congressman "Thanksgiving brings family and friends together and puts a pause on the news cycle. Thanksgiving gives us time to think about the blessings in our lives," writes Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. Read More
Feature 'My Soul Is Here': A Thanksgiving on the Front Lines of the War in Ukraine As I have often noticed in this war and others, the louder the explosions, the louder the soldiers retaliate with laughter and conversation. As if camaraderie and humor are the surest defenses against the bullets and bombs. For the spirit, at least. But there is something about laughing that overwrites the fear of dying. Read More
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