President Lincoln in 1863 established the national holiday of Thanksgiving Day to be celebrated in November each year. His thoughts and advice then on giving thanks in America are still great advice today. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-lesson-from-lincoln-on-thanksgiving/2015/11/25/403ff76c-93b0-11e5-b5e4-279b4501e8a6_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory