Tag: Smithsonian
Presidents From Lincoln to FDR Kept the Thanksgiving Tradition Going
Lincoln started the process of making it a federal holiday in 1863, crystallizing something that had been around since the days of the Pilgrims The Civil War was raging when Abraham Lincoln issued a presidential proclamation that started the process of making Thanksgiving, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, a federal holiday. Previous presidents… Read More ›
Cherokee World War II Veteran’s Copy of Lord’s Prayer Donated to Smithsonian
A copy of the Lord’s Prayer in the Cherokee language carried by a Cherokee World War II veteran is now in the possession of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The late Woodrow Roach of Tahlequah fought for the U.S. Army from 1944-45 and believed the prayer to be… Read More ›