The third Thursday of November is the National Day of Mourning for some Indigenous peoples. They are fighting for ecological ...
According to the History Channel, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, Massachusetts in ...
This spirit of Thanksgiving urges us to set aside our grievances, even briefly, and focus on what unites us. It reminds us to ...
When the first settlers arrived in Jamestown in April 1607 and raised a cross at Cape Henry, claiming the land for England, ...
Thanksgiving history taught in classrooms is often whitewashed. We asked Indigenous people what everyone should know about ...
The Indigenous community members who live in the United States tell a much different story about Thanksgiving.
While not nationally celebrated in the colonial years, Thanksgiving Day ostensibly was celebrated in the fall, celebrating a ...
On Thursday, Nov. 26, 1789, George Washington woke early. Assisted by his enslaved valets – William “Billy” Lee and the young ...
Following Lincoln’s proclamation of caring for those wounded by war, the first national Thanksgiving holiday was a success.
Today Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday full of family, food, and, often, football.  Central to the day, we see the ...
While the 1621 feast wasn’t called “Thanksgiving” at the time, it set the stage for a holiday that would become a cornerstone ...
Some history: The first Thanksgiving between the Mayflower pilgrims, who founded the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, and ...