When the Pilgrims first celebrated Thanksgiving in 1621, their feast did not have turkey. Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow ...

As America and its families become more secular, Thanksgiving s Christian origins have been less prominent and forgotten ...

While the 1621 feast wasn’t called “Thanksgiving” at the time, it set the stage for a holiday that would become a cornerstone ...

Why is Thanksgiving traditionally associated with turkey and other specific foods? We asked a history expert why we eat what ...

When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...

Every November, numerous articles recount the arrival of 17th-century English Pilgrims and Puritans and their quest for ...

Hale's idea became reality on Oct. 3, 1863, when Lincoln issued a proclamation declaring the last Thursday of November to be ...

Although not a religious holiday per se, Thanksgiving does have historical and cultural roots that are deeply tied to faith.

“For the Pilgrims, the first day that they designated as a ‘thanksgiving’ was in July of 1623, when they called the thanksgiving in thanks for a rainfall that had saved their harvest," says ...

Thanksgiving, with its associations of family, tradition and American history, is an important holiday for many people. And ...

Thanksgiving is often celebrated in the United States as a time for gratitude, family, and feasting. The narrative taught in ...