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The History of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving 2009

 Thanksgiving Calendar

Thanksgiving 2009 takes place on Thursday, November 26. See what day Thanksgiving will be for the next five years.

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Thanksgiving Facts

 Thanksgiving Facts

Did you know the largest pumpkin pie weighed 2,020 pounds?

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Thanksgiving Videos
Origins of Thanksgiving

Origins of Thanksgiving

Find out how Thanksgiving became a national holiday.

First Thanksgiving Football Broadcast

First Football Broadcast

The first Thanksgiving football game was broadcast in 1934.

Thanksgiving Turducken

Turducken

A chicken, inside a duck, inside a turkey? Watch the history of the Turducken.

The First Thanksgiving

Get the history of the 1621 meal now known as The First Thanksgiving. Find out what they ate, and what they didn't. See the menu.

Mayflower Myths

 Mayflower Myths

Find out the real stories behind the myths about the first Thanksgiving.

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Proclamation

 Thanksgivng Proclamation

Read a historic declaration of a day of Thanksgiving

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Thanksgiving Resources

 Thanksgiving Resources

Check out our Thanksgiving links and resources.

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More Holidays

 more holidays on history

There's a history behind every holiday.

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Inside Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade DVD

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Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower DVD

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The History of Thanksgiving

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