“It was the first time Thanksgiving was celebrated under the new U.S. Constitution.” Winslow’s account A brief description of the 1621 Thanksgiving celebration, courtesy of Plimoth Patuxet ...

Americans will gather around Thanksgiving feasts on Thursday, recalling the first such gathering in Plymouth some 400 years ago. At least that's what many will tell themselves. But the Indigenous ...

Then everyone got together to celebrate with a feast in 1621. Thanksgiving 2022 would mark the 401st anniversary of that "first" American Thanksgiving. But, in reality, Thanksgiving feasts predate ...

As Thanksgiving approaches, and Americans prepare to stuff themselves full of turkey and pumpkin pie, it's important to know the history behind the annual fall holiday. Especially because the ...

The first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. A good autumn harvest led the Pilgrims to hold a feast to give thanks that lasted for three days. On October 3, 1789 ...