As you sit down to eat Thanksgiving dinner this year, you may wonder where the holiday feast comes from. Though dishes like turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie are known as classic ...
Among our nation's "firsts" were the introduction of the separation of church and state and George Washington's proclamation for a "day of public thanksgiving and prayer." ...
(The Center Square) – As Americans celebrate Thanksgiving this year, many believe the first thanksgiving was held in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. However, the first Thanksgiving celebration was ...
Thanksgiving is Thursday, Nov. 27, and while we celebrate with festive parades and indulging in food, the holiday does not come without controversy.
Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November every year. Pass a drumstick, along with these Turkey Day facts.
After landing at Plymouth, Mass., in 1620, a group of English colonists struggled to survive the harsh elements. And as the story goes, the Wampanoag Native Americans helped them, and, in the fall of ...
The story of the first Thanksgiving is familiar to many, but the details of the actual feast held in 1621 are often misrepresented. The meal shared between the Wampanoag Native Americans and the ...
Before you trot out the turkey for this year’s big feast, how much do you know about the original celebration that began the holiday tradition? Test your knowledge with this short quiz. 1. The ...
This year, the first American Thanksgiving dinner is taking place at Castel Gandolfo, the pope’s summer residence outside of Rome. On Nov. 25, Pope Leo XIV spoke with NBC News’ Molly Hunter, sharing ...