In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important ...

Goetze: While researching the historical and legendary 1621 Pilgrims’ Thanksgiving, I discovered interesting and somewhat contradictory material.

The first Thanksgiving started after the New England colonists survived a harsh winter after landing on Plymouth Rock.

When you picture the first Thanksgiving, you probably imagine a table piled high with turkey, stuffing, and pie. But what if ...

There were wild turkeys in North America in the 1620s, so there could have been turkeys at the first harvest festival, but ...

This was the event that now marks the first American day of Thanksgiving, even though many Indigenous peoples had long had rituals that included giving thanks and other European settlers had ...

Thanksgiving folklore dates back to 1621 when the Pilgrims celebrated a harvest feast with the Wampanoag people in Plymouth, ...

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Today, Thanksgiving celebrates personal and communal gratitude. Families and friends gather to share a meal, express their ...

This year, Thanksgiving is to be celebrated in the United States on Thursday, Nov. 27. Every year, Thanksgiving is celebrated ...

“Narratives of a harmonious Thanksgiving celebration were created to justify westward expansion and Manifest Destiny,” ...

Celebrate the lives of Gary Domke and Hank Hester while reflecting on the Pilgrims’ courage, faith, and the first Thanksgiving—a tribute to resilience and freedom rooted in Judeo-Christian values.