according to the History of Massachusetts Blog. Others pinpoint 1637 as the true origin of Thanksgiving, since the Massachusetts Bay Colony's governor, John Winthrop, declared a day to celebrate ...

Pilgrims held their second Thanksgiving in 1623 to celebrate the end of a long drought, History.com reported. Additional feasts of giving thanks for various reasons were also given in subsequent ...

Brief history of Thanksgiving 1621 — Plymouth colonists and the native Wampanoag share an autumn harvest feast today acknowledged as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.

Another Thanksgiving Day is upon us. Can you believe it? I’m not sure if it’s because I’m getting older, or if the world has begun to spin faster, but it feels as though last ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

While Americans celebrate the festival with joy, the Native Americans and Alaska Natives believe that the holiday masks the true history of oppression and bloodshed. On Thanksgiving Day ...

This feast is often referred to as the first Thanksgiving celebration in America ... It masks the long and bloody history of European settlers enslaving and killing millions of Native Americans ...

A good many from this city, finding the victory celebration here too tame, beat it for the city Monday afternoon and remained over for the evening. The Twin Cities surely has some ...

These celebrations offer just a flavour of their rich cultural history and tradition. Thanksgiving is a major US holiday, which takes place on the 4th Thursday of November every year. It ...

“While this is a time for gratitude, it’s also an opportunity to reflect on our history and ... 50th anniversary of Thanksgiving in space. NASA traces the first crew celebration of ...