WMNF

How the Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving and who history left behind

Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of ...
PBS

A historian explains how the Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who has been erased

This article originally appeared on The Conversation. Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Why the first Thanksgiving may not have had the Pilgrims

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 ...
Newsweek

The History of Thanksgiving: Here’s How the American Tradition Began

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Google Doodle for today, November 25, celebrates Thanksgiving—the ...
Columbus Dispatch

The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving and nature's bounty | Opinion

As we approach Thanksgiving celebrations in the United States, I thought that it might be interesting to discuss a few animals and plants that might have been included on menus of the first ...