It wasn't, however, called “Thanksgiving” — at least not in 1621, anyway. “For the Pilgrims, the first day that they designated as a ‘thanksgiving’ was in July of 1623, when they ...

The story of the first Thanksgiving has been thoroughly mythologized, and concrete facts from the day are limited. Almost all the information historians have about the event comes from a letter ...

The story of that first Thanksgiving traveled back to England ... when people were learning the stories of the Pilgrims,” said Andy Masich, president and CEO of the Senator John Heinz History ...

The Pilgrims would most likely consider their sober 1623 day of prayer the first actual Thanksgiving, according to the History of Massachusetts Blog. Others pinpoint 1637 as the true origin of ...

The first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1621. A good autumn harvest led the Pilgrims to hold a feast to give thanks that lasted for three days. On October 3, 1789 ...

In 1621, the Mayflower pilgrims – early settlers from Britain ... This feast is often referred to as the first Thanksgiving celebration in America. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed ...

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