When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, they may have had a thanksgiving predating their first known observance in 1619. In that year, Berkeley Hundred was settled, one of a number of plantations granted by the Virginia Co. of London to its stockholders.

Thanksgiving in the United States is based on a mythical feast between the Wampanoag people and Mayflower Pilgrims. The holiday's real story is mixed with national unity and racial exclusion. The big picture: The nation's annual Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday brings millions of families together,

Here's a bit of history about Thanksgiving and traditions surrounding the holiday. Who attended the first Thanksgiving? In the lead-up to the 2020 ele