The information and sample article links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in the Chronicling America: American Historic Newspapers digital collection (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/). Use the Suggested Search Terms and Dates to explore this topic further in Chronicling America.
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Important Dates:
- October 3, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln proclaims Thanksgiving a national holiday, to be celebrated the last Thursday of November.
- Fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving is celebrated.
Suggested Search Strategies:
- [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as
phrases using Search
Pages in Chronicling America.] Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, turkey, thanks, thankful, football, Thanksgiving proclamation
- It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.
Sample Articles from Chronicling America:
- "A Proclamation,"
The Smoky Hill and Republican Union (Junction City, KS),
October 17, 1863, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
- "Centennial Thanksgiving Ode,"
The Weekly Kansas Chief (Troy, KS),
November 30, 1876, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
- "It Is Like a Carnival,"
The Columbus Journal (Columbus, NE),
November 28, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4-5.
- "A Thanksgiving Harvest,"
Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NE),
November 21, 1897, Part III, Page 20, Image 20, col. 1-3.
- "History of the Day,"
Marietta Daily Leader (Marietta, OH),
November 29, 1900, Page 6, Image 6, col. 5.
- "The Thanksgiving Dinner,"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA),
November 24, 1901, Page 17, Image 17, col. 1-7.
- "Thanksgiving a Celebration Peculiar to the Nation,"
The Saint Paul Globe (St. Paul, MN),
November 22, 1903, Page 12, Image 12, col. 1-7.
- "Appointing the Day of Thanksgiving,"
The Rice Belt Journal (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, LA),
November 22, 1907, Page 7, Image 7, col. 6-7.
- ""Not Withstanding a Few Drawbacks, There Is Still Much to Be Thankful for This Winter","
New-York Daily Tribune (New York, NY),
November 20, 1910, Page 17, Image 17, col. 1.
- "The Meaning of Thanksgiving Day,"
The Princeton Union (Princeton, MN),
November 29, 1917, Page 6, Image 6, col. 4-6.
- "City Solemnly Gives Thanks for Victory,"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY),
November 29, 1918, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
- "President's Thanksgiving Proclamation,"
The Citizen (Berea, KY),
November 18, 1920, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3-5.
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