Timothy Head and Herbie Newell
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Why Christmas wasn’t declared a federal holiday until 1870?
It wasn’t until 1870 that President Grant proclaimed Christmas a federal holiday. Why, you may wonder, did it take so long?
President Lincoln put God at the center of Thanksgiving; we should do the same
President Lincoln urged the country to look to God and take a day of rest on the final Thursday of November. He reminded the country of its many blessings.
Can a hug heal a nation?
Justice is complicated. Human conflict is all around us. But can Brandt Jean’s response in the throes of the overwhelming flood of thoughts and emotions of that moment be a lesson for us in these divided times?