The Thanksgiving traditions started by the Pilgrims in Massachusetts in 1621 are what most Americans follow. But history shows a celebration to give thanks occurred in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.

Editor's Note: This story first published in 2020. The traditional story of Thanksgiving, and by extension the Pilgrims — the one repeated in school history books and given the Peanuts treatment ...

According to Texas A&M University, pilgrims at their first thanksgiving did not eat turkey.Historians say that the menu included in the first event included “fowle” which refer to a number of ...

We don’t know if the Pilgrims actually ate turkey on the first Thanksgiving in November 1621. The only items we know for sure that the Pilgrims ate were venison, corn, and “wildfowl.” ...

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 ...

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. Here’s ...