Letters for Nov. 30: The first ‘American’ Thanksgiving was in Plymouth
Letter writers debate the origins of Thanksgiving, praise help for caregivers, discuss the basis of gun control and lament ...
Was the feast at Plymouth in 1621 the first Thanksgiving? No way, say Indigenous RIers
The Narragansett, and many Indigenous Americans, celebrate 13 Thanksgivings a year, and have done so for, perhaps, millennia.
4 Misconceptions About 'the First Thanksgiving'
The fairytale-like story of Pilgrims and Native Americans supposedly breaking bread together is a misleading version of ...
What did they serve on the first Thanksgiving? How the fourth Thursday in November became a holiday
Hale's idea became reality on Oct. 3, 1863, when Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the last Thursday of November to be ...
The first Thanksgiving was held in Massachusetts. Here's where
According to the History Channel, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in ...
I Can’t Stop Thinking About the Guys Who Dropped Plymouth Rock
The next morning a “large number gathers” (that is as specific as the historical record gets on this) on the town green with ...
When was the first Thanksgiving? What to know about the storied holiday's true history
Traditional "first Thanksgiving" stories taught in schools tend to erase the true history, and the Native American ...
Why the first Thanksgiving may not have had the Pilgrims
When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...
There's a first time for everything, even a Thanksgiving meal. Meet these holiday newbies
Thanksgiving, with its associations of family, tradition and American history, is an important holiday for many people. And ...
Indigenous people speak out against Thanksgiving ‘myth’ at Day of Mourning in Plymouth
Hundreds of people marched in the rain on Thursday to "tear down settler mythologies." The post Indigenous people speak out ...
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U.S. Senator John Cornyn on the First Thanksgiving Before Plymouth Rock
For many, Thanksgiving brings to mind images of Plymouth Rock, the pilgrims, and traditional dishes like oven-roasted turkey and pumpkin pie. But what if I told you that the very first Thanksgiving ...
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Why the first Thanksgiving may not have had the Pilgrims
We are accustomed to thinking of the Pilgrims at Plymouth and the neighboring Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts as the first to celebrate Thanksgiving, but some scholars say that isn’t accurate.